Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality Among Children With Tuberculosis: The 25-Year Experience in Peru
Pediatrics, 08/10/2012
Drobac PC et al. – Negative reaction to tuberculin skin testing (TST) is highly predictive of death among children with active tuberculosis (TB). In children with clinical and radiographic findings suggestive of TB, a negative TST should not preclude or delay anti–TB therapy.



