Bacteriological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis in children with gastric aspirates in Germany, 2002-2010

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 925-930

  Fiebig, Lena ^a   Hauer, B ^a   Brodhun, B ^a   Balabanova, Y ^a   Haas, W ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Gastric aspirates; Molecular assays; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGE; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STOMACH JUICE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84896452836     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0578     Document Type: Article

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