Standardization of a stool concentration method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in the pediatric population

Standardization of a stool concentration method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in the pediatric population

Background: The inability of young children to expectorate sputum and paucibacillary status of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) increases its diagnostic complexity. In this study, we aimed to standardize a stool concentration method for the detection of MTB and its drug resistance by line probe assa...

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Main Authors: Priya Rajendran, Baskaran Murugesan, Sarath Balaji, Sivakumar Shanmugam, Sivaraman Palanisamy, Thirumalani Ramamoorthy, Sindhu Hasini, Bella Devaleenal, Basilea Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
concentration
line probe assay
pediatric tuberculosis
stool
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2022;volume=11;issue=4;spage=371;epage=377;aulast=Rajendran

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http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2022;volume=11;issue=4;spage=371;epage=377;aulast=Rajendran

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