title: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in a 6 year old child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suessmuth
authors.forename: Franz-Christoph
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Bange
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gappa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular