Open AccessUse Of Xpert For The Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Severely Malnourished Hospitalized Malawian Children
Author(s) -
Sylvia M LaCourse,
Frances M. Chester,
Geoffrey A. Preidis,
L Madeline McCrary,
Tonya Arscott-Mills,
Madalitso Maliwichi,
G. Watson James,
Eric D. McCollum,
Mina C. Hosseinipour
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000000384
Subject(s) - pulmonary tuberculosis , medicine , tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology
Pulmonary tuberculosis contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in severely malnourished children in endemic settings. Despite high clinical suspicion, few tuberculosis prevalence estimates exist in malnourished African children. Diagnostics such as Xpert MTB/RIF may help to determine pulmonary tuberculosis prevalence, however its performance in severely malnourished children is largely unknown.