title: Tuberculosis in children.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major, but often unrecognised, cause of disease and death in young children from countries with high TB incidence rates among adults. It is also relevant to paediatricians in low-incidence countries, such as Australia, because of increased international travel, immigration and refugee resettlement. This manuscript provides a brief overview of the global TB disease burden, the natural history of disease in children, and offers guidance on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB in children.
authors.affiliation: Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Marais
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: childhood; paediatric; tuberculosis