Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in a 6 year old child.
The case is reported of a 6 year old girl whose mother had multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). The diagnostic algorithm and the pros and cons of treatment of MDR TB in a child are discussed.
Suessmuth
Sandra
S
Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Bange
Franz-Christoph
FC
Gappa
Monika
M
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular