Childhood Intra-Thoracic Tuberculosis Clinical Presentation Determines Yield of Laboratory Diagnostic Assays

• Main Authors: Urvashi B. Singh (Author), Yogita Verma (Author), Rakhi Jain (Author), Aparna Mukherjee (Author), Hitender Gautam (Author), Rakesh Lodha (Author), Sushil K. Kabra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diagnosis of intra-thoracic tuberculosis (ITTB) in children is difficult due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease, the challenge in collecting appropriate specimens, and the low sensitivity of smear microscopy and culture. Culture and Xpert MTB/RIF provide higher diagnostic yield in presumpti...