Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children Using Nasopharyngeal Specimens | Zendy

Heather J. Zar | Zendy; Lesley Workman | Zendy; Washiefa Isaacs | Zendy; Jacinta Munro | Zendy; Faye Black | Zendy; Brian Eley | Zendy; Veronica Allen | Zendy; Catharina Boehme | Zendy; Widaad Zemanay | Zendy; Mark P. Nicol | Zendy

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Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children Using Nasopharyngeal Specimens

Author(s) -

Heather J. Zar,

Lesley Workman,

Washiefa Isaacs,

Jacinta Munro,

Faye Black,

Brian Eley,

Veronica Allen,

Catharina Boehme,

Widaad Zemanay,

Mark P. Nicol

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis598

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary tuberculosis , sputum , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , rifampicin , sputum culture , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology

A rapid diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) using Xpert MTB/RIF (Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin) automated testing on induced sputum (IS) is possible, but the capacity for performing IS is limited. The diagnosis using a nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA), which can be non-invasively obtained, is desirable.

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