The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Nov 2001
Use of purified protein derivative to assess the risk of infection in children in close contact with adults with tuberculosis in a population with high Calmette-Guérin bacillus coverage.
Household contacts <15 years of age of adults with tuberculosis (TB) attending a reference center in Aracaju, Sergipe, Northeast Brazil. ⋯ PPD is a useful test to identify children infected with TB independently of whether they had received BCG or not. Children exposed to adults with TB are at high risk of infection. The risk of infection is associated with the intimacy of contact and the number of bacilli expectorated in sputum.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Nov 2001
Case ReportsThorn-induced Alternaria flexor tenosynovitis of the hand.
A thorn puncture to the hand is a common, usually minor childhood injury. A 6-year-old boy developed Alternaria tenosynovitis as a complication of thorn penetration into the digital flexor tendon sheath. He was successfully treated with tenosynovectomy and a prolonged course of itraconazole.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Nov 2001
Comparative StudyClinical profile of serologically diagnosed pneumococcal pneumonia.
To describe the characteristics of serologically diagnosed pneumococcal pneumonia and compare them with those of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia and bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia. ⋯ Serologically detected pneumococcal pneumonia differs significantly from RSV pneumonia in laboratory and chest radiography findings, but the clinical signs and symptoms overlap considerably. Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia is a more severe illness than the serologically diagnosed one.