Utility of stool Xpert MTB/Rif assay in the diagnosis of pulmonary and abdominal tuberculosis in children - A study from Western India

Background: Microbiological diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis remains difficult due to difficulty in specimen collection such as with sputum, gastric aspirates or intestinal biopsies. Stool Xpert MTB/Rif may be useful as specimen collection is non-invasive. Objectives: To...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ira Shah, Dhruv N. Gandhi, Dhruv Mamtora, Meenakshi Dey, Suhani Jain, Sonal Patil, Maneesha D’souza, Sanjay Mattoo, Daksha Shah, Varsha Puri, Minnie Bodhanwala
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-03-01
Schriftenreihe:	Lung India
Schlagworte:	childhood tb drug-resistant tb drug-sensitive tb genexpert intestinal tb pediatric tb stool genexpert tb
Online-Zugang:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_528_24
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