Completely revised and updated, the second edition of this authoritative guide provides the latest information on the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of pulmonary issues in children. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/Pediatric-Pulmonology-2nd-Edition-Paperback
Carol Conrad, MD, "Tuberculosis", Pediatric Pulmonology, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Michael J. Light, MD, FAAP, Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that has coevolved with humans and has been described in human records at least since Neolithic times, 10,000 BCE, when the development of farming began. Tuberculosis is typically caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and occasionally by Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium africanum. The most frequently infected organs are the lungs, although other modes of infection with M tuberculosis can occur by contamination of an open wound, such as an insect bite or an abrasion of the skin. Congenital infection occurs either transplacentally or by inhalation of infected amniotic fluid at the time of delivery. Infection...
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