Host-Based Biomarkers in Saliva for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: A Mini-Review

The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in children remains a significant challenge due to its paucibacillary nature, non-specificity of symptoms and suboptimal sensitivity of available diagnostic methods. In young children particularly, it is difficult to obtain high-quality sputum specimens f...

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Main Authors: Nisreen Khambati, Laura Olbrich, Jerrold Ellner, Padmini Salgame, Rinn Song, Else Margreet Bijker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.756043/full