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Clinical and epidemiological features of tuberculosis in children and adolescents

George Jó Bezerra Sousa, Julio Cesar de Oliveira Silva, Talita Vaz de Queiroz, Lia Guedes Bravo, Gizelly Castelo Branco Brito, Aline de Souza Pereira, Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira, Luciana Kelly Ximenes dos Santos

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem · 2019 · 23 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Children and adolescents present different manifestations of the disease depending on the tuberculosis type that affects them. Knowing the most common features of each condition could enhance early diagnosis and, consequently, result in adequate treatment and care.

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