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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 989-992.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2018.09.016

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Burden and detriment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children

Jie-qiong LI,A-dong SHEN()   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 100045, China
  • Received:2018-07-02 Online:2018-09-10 Published:2018-10-17
  • Contact: A-dong SHEN E-mail:shenad16@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is one of the major health problems in children. Due to the difficulties in diagnosis, low detection rate, low cure rate and high transmission rate, drug-resistant tuberculosis is a critical problem for pediatricians and tuberculosis prevention and control experts. The authors collected and reviewed domestic and international data on the burden and danger of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children to understand status of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children and timely solve the current problems.

Key words: Tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant, Child, Cost of illness, Risk assessment, Review