Diagnostic accuracy, feasibility and acceptability of stool-based testing for childhood tuberculosis.

Bazezew YenewPetra de HaasYohannes BaboGetu DiribaBihil SherefdinAhmed BedruBen TegegnTilaye GudinaTadesse GetahunSaro AbdellaDegu JereneEveline KlinkenbergEdine W Tiemersmanull null

Published in: ERJ open research (2024)

This study shows that SOS stool Xpert-Ultra testing offers a good alternative to RS testing for TB in children who cannot spontaneously produce a sputum sample and would otherwise need to undergo invasive procedures to obtain RS for diagnosis.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
cystic fibrosis
emergency department
hiv aids
mass spectrometry
early life
childhood cancer