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Review
. 2017 Jan 9;189(1):E11-E16.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.151212.

Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis in Canada

Ian Kitai  1 , Shaun K Morris  2 , Faisal Kordy  2 , Ray Lam  2
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Review

Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis in Canada

Ian Kitai et al. CMAJ. .

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Management of treatment in children exposed to infectious tuberculosis (TB). IGRA = interferon gamma release assay, TST = tuberculin skin test. Adapted from Paediatr Child Health 2015;20:83–8.
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