Xpert Ultra Assay on Stool to Diagnose Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children.
Senjuti KabirS M Mazidur RahmanShakil AhmedMd Shamiul IslamRupali Sisir BanuHemant Deepak ShewadePruthu ThekkurSayeeda AnwarNazneen Akhter BanuRumana NasrinMohammad Khaja Mafij UddinSabrina ChoudhuryShahriar AhmedKishor Kumar PaulRazia KhatunMohammod Jobayer ChistiSayera BanuPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
In children, Xpert Ultra on stool has better sensitivity but lesser specificity than Xpert. A high proportion of Xpert Ultra assays positive on stool had trace call. Future longitudinal studies on clinical evolution are required to provide insight on the management of children with trace call.