Host-Based Biomarkers in Saliva for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: A Mini-Review

• 主要な著者: Nisreen Khambati (著者), Laura Olbrich (著者), Jerrold Ellner (著者), Padmini Salgame (著者), Rinn Song (著者), Else Margreet Bijker (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in children remains a significant challenge due to its paucibacillary nature, non-specificity of symptoms and suboptimal sensitivity of available diagnostic methods. In young children particularly, it is difficult to obtain high-quality sputum specimens f...