Utility of gastric aspirates for diagnosing tuberculosis in children in a low prevalence area: Predictors of positive cultures and significance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 91-93

  Kordy, Faisal ^a   Richardson, Susan E ^a   Stephens, Derek ^a   Lam, Ray ^a   Jamieson, Frances ^a,b   Kitai, Ian ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Gastric aspirate; Non tuberulous mycobacterium; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE;

CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; STOMACH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84926186908     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000498     Document Type: Article

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