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

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Nicol, Mark P ^a   Spiers, Karalene ^a,b   Workman, Lesley ^a,c   Isaacs, Washiefa ^a,c   Munro, Jacinta ^a,c   Black, Faye ^a,c   Zemanay, Widaad ^a   Zar, Heather J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Stool; Tuberculosis; Xpert

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM SMEAR; STOOL XPERT TESTING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS; STOOL; TUBERCULOSIS; XPERT;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84880362190     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit230     Document Type: Article

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