title: Tuberculosis in Infants and Children.
abstract: One million children develop tuberculosis disease each year, and 210,000 die from complications of tuberculosis. Childhood tuberculosis is very different from adult tuberculosis in epidemiology, clinical and radiographic presentation, and treatment. This review highlights the many unique features of childhood tuberculosis, with special emphasis on very young children and adolescents, who are most likely to develop disease after infection has occurred.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: Gabriella S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000359:Aftercare; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology