PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
ED  - Starke, Jeffrey R.
TI  - Hot Topics in Pediatric Infectious Disease: 2012
DP  - 2012 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 30--31
VI  - 12
IP  - 14
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/14/30.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/14/30.full
AB  - Children infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis have a significant risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) and therefore can benefit from preventive therapy and new diagnostic techniques. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of some new diagnostic techniques being used to test children for TB.