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- Title
Gastric Aspirate Yield For Children With Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
- Authors
Cruz, Andrea T.; Revell, Paula A.; Starke, Jeffrey R.
- Abstract
The optimal number of gastric aspirates to diagnose tuberculosis is unclear. Thirty-two of 280 (11%) children in whom gastric aspirates were obtained grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis. First, second, and third specimens yielded initial culture positivity in 24 of 32, 6 of 32, and 2 of 24 cases, respectively. Intermittent positivity and paucibacillary disease necessitate obtaining multiple specimens.
- Subjects
GASTRIC acid; MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; INTERMITTENT positive pressure breathing; SPUTUM; MICROBIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2013, Vol 2, Issue 2, p171
- ISSN
2048-7193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jpids/pis089