Saline nebulization before gastric lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children and adolescents

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 458-459

  Maciel, Ethel Leonor ^a   Peres, Renata Lyrio ^a   do Prado, Thiago Nascimento ^a   Macedo, Cristina Ribeiro ^b   Palaci, Moisé ^a   Vinhas, Solange Alves ^a   Dietze, Reynaldo ^a   Johnson, John L ^c   Struchiner, Claúdio Jose ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Estadual Infantil Nossa Senhora da Glória HEINSG   (Brazil)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Diagnosis; Gastric lavage; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEBULIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMACH LAVAGE;

EID: 77957864464     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq015     Document Type: Letter

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