Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in a 6 year old child

Culture-Confirmed Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Children: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Outcome

“…[12] Other case reports and small series are reported from other settings. [7][8][9][10][11][13][14][15][16] Despite the delay in diagnosis, severe disease at presentation and the need for second-line medications, these studies all describe good outcomes, in dramatic contrast to adult MDR-TB data. [2] Reasons for this contrast are unclear.…”

“…[2] Even though childhood TB comprises approximately 15-20% of the global TB burden, [3] MDR-TB is poorly studied in children, the literature including mainly case reports or small case series. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The diagnosis of TB in young children is challenging and often delayed. [17] Symptoms and signs may be nonspecific, especially in children younger than three years of age and in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).…”