Childhood Intra-Thoracic Tuberculosis Clinical Presentation Determines Yield of Laboratory Diagnostic Assays

Diagnosis of intra-thoracic tuberculosis (ITTB) in children is difficult due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease, the challenge in collecting appropriate specimens, and the low sensitivity of smear microscopy and culture. Culture and Xpert MTB/RIF provide higher diagnostic yield in presumpti...

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Autores principales: Singh, Urvashi B., Verma, Yogita, Jain, Rakhi, Mukherjee, Aparna, Gautam, Hitender, Lodha, Rakesh, Kabra, Sushil K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8425475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513756
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.667726

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8425475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513756
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.667726

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