Diagnostic Advances in Childhood Tuberculosis—Improving Specimen Collection and Yield of Microbiological Diagnosis for Intrathoracic Tuberculosis

Diagnostic Advances in Childhood Tuberculosis—Improving Specimen Collection and Yield of Microbiological Diagnosis for Intrathoracic Tuberculosis

There is no microbiological gold standard for childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. The paucibacillary nature of the disease, challenges in sample collection in young children, and the limitations of currently available microbiological tests restrict microbiological confirmation of intrathoracic TB...

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Main Authors: Eric Wobudeya, Maryline Bonnet, Elisabetta Ghimenton Walters, Pamela Nabeta, Rinn Song, Wilfred Murithi, Walter Mchembere, Bunnet Dim, Jean-Voisin Taguebue, Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Mark P. Nicol, Olivier Marcy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
tuberculosis
children
diagnosis
microbiological tests
sample collection methods
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/4/389

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