Gastric aspirate yield for children with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-174

  Cruz, Andrea T ^a,b   Revell, Paula A ^c   Starke, Jeffrey R ^a,d  

^a Section of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b Section of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnostic yield; Gastric aspirate; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 84896445348     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pis089     Document Type: Article

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