Standardization of gastric aspirate technique improves yield in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-226

  Pomputius III, William F ^a,c   Rost, James ^b   Dennehy, Penelope H ^a   Carter, E Jane ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Radiology Associates of Tampa   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric aspirate; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STOMACH SUCTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH; SUCTION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031054277     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199702000-00011     Document Type: Article

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