Stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children at a teaching and referral hospital in Southwest Ethiopia.
Mitiku DubaleMulualem TadesseMelkamu BerhaneMekidim MekonnenGemeda AbebePublished in: PloS one (2022)
The sensitivity of Xpert for stool sample is comparable to that for gastric aspirate. Stool sample is a potential alternative to pulmonary specimen in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in children using Xpert.