Stool XpertW MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis at primary clinics in Zimbabwe

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 161-166

  Chipinduro, M ^a   Mateveke, K ^a   Makamure, B ^b   Ferrand, R A ^b,c   Gomo, E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Faecal specimen; GeneXpert

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS DETECTION; ZIMBABWE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85015177925     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0357     Document Type: Article

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