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Xpert MTB/RIF testing of stool samples for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children

Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 57, No. 3, Year 2013

In a pilot accuracy study, stool Xpert testing from 115 children with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) detected 8/17 (47%) culture-confirmed tuberculosis cases, including 4/5 (80%) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and 4/12 (33%) HIV-uninfected children. Sputum Xpert detected 11/17 (65%) cases. Stool holds promise for PTB diagnosis in HIV-infected children. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.

Statistics
Citations: 114
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi: 10.1093/cid/cit230
ISSN: 10584838
e-ISSN: 15376591
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health

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