title: Current concepts of epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of childhood tuberculosis in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002648:Child; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial