Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in African children in a primary care setting by use of Xpert MTB/RIF on respiratory specimens: a prospective study

• Main Authors: Prof Heather J Zar, PhD (Author), Lesley Workman, MPH (Author), Washiefa Isaacs, MSc (Author), Prof Keertan Dheda, PhD (Author), Widaad Zemanay, PhD (Author), Prof Mark P Nicol, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In children admitted to hospital, rapid, accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay is possible, but no paediatric studies have been done in the primary care setting, where most children are given care, and where microbiological diagnosis is rarely availabl...