Tuberculosis in Children in a Pediatric Hospital in Mexico.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global problem and a diagnostic challenge, especially in pediatrics. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical, microbiological, radiological, and histopathological data of TB in children. A 7-year retrospective and descriptive cohort study that included 127 patients under 18 years of age with diagnosis of active TB was conducted from 2011 to 2018 in a pediatric hospital.

Osteitis secondary to BCG vaccine in immunocompetent patients: Three case reports.

Rationale: Osteitis corresponds to a rare but potentially serious complication reported in pediatric population after the application of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine. In the present study, 3 clinical cases associated with this entity are reported.

Patient Concerns: The 1st case corresponds to a 1-year-old female patient who presented an increase in the volume of the right pelvic limb after BCG application.

Bronchopulmonary infection by in a pediatric patient after hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation: first report in Mexico.

is a multiflagellated protozoon which parasitizes the gut of termites and cockroaches. Although L. infection is rare, it can affect lung, maxillary sinuses and genitourinary tract.

Retail redlining in New York City: racialized access to day-to-day retail resources.

Racial residential segregation is associated with health inequalities in the USA, and one of the primary mechanisms is through influencing features of the neighborhood physical environment. To better understand how Black residential segregation might contribute to health risk, we examined retail redlining; the inequitable distribution of retail resources across racially distinct areas. A combination of visual and analytic methods was used to investigate whether predominantly Black census block groups in New York City had poor access to retail stores important for health.