Clinical features and incidence of Mycobacterium avium infections in children.
Scand J Infect Dis
; 40(6-7): 481-6, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium avium is the most common pathogen in children presenting as non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis. In Sweden non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection is a notifiable disease. The goal of our study was to determine the annual incidence of M. avium infection in Swedish children, 1998-2003, and describe clinical features related to age and treatment of children with M. avium lymphadenitis. To do this, we retrospectively analysed patient records of 162 children less than 7 y of age from the entire country with culture-verified M. avium disease. The incidence of M. avium infection in Sweden was lower in 2000-2003 than in 1998-1999. Young children (
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Ganglionar
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Mycobacterium avium
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Infect Dis
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia