Paediatric cervicofacial lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria: nation-wide overview in the period 2000–2020
After discontinuation of universal BCG vaccination in March 2005, first cases of paediatric NTM lymphadenitis appeared. Several possible reasons could be attributed to observed trend and further multinational observational studies are warranted to explore possible causal relationships.
Authors
- Sara Truden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3120-1211)
- Manca Žolnir-Dovč
- Eva Sodja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-1611)
- Urška Šivic
- Špela Klemen
Institutions
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05603-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06