title: Active tuberculosis among adolescents in toronto, Canada: clinical features and delays in diagnosis.
abstract: There are few studies on tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents. During a 6-year period, 23 adolescents were treated for TB in our center. Most were foreign born. The average time from symptom onset to final diagnosis was 5.2 months. Multifocal and extra pulmonary disease occurred in the majority of patients. Clinicians need greater awareness of the unique features of adolescent TB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ford-Jones
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kitai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*