title: [Treatment of tuberculosis in 100 children. A 5-year follow-up].
abstract: This paper presents the results of a five year follow-up study of a cohort of children under fifteen years of age with tuberculosis. One group received standard treatment, and the other group received short course treatment. In the standard group there were four treatment failures, while in the other group, all the subjects had an excellent evolution and there were no failures. There was not a statistically significant difference regarding treatment failures, it is recommended, however, to carry out similar studies with greater sample sizes in order to determine the benefits of the short course treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología y Fisiología Pulmonar, Hospital Infantil de México Dr. Federico Gómez, México, D.F.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karam-Bechara
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Naime-Libien
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Posada-Maldonado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aroch-Calderón
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olvera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin
vernacular_title: Tratamiento de tuberculosis en 100 niños. Seguimiento durante cinco años.