Open AccessString test: A new tool for tuberculosis diagnosis and drug-resistance detection in children
Author(s) -
Belén Rocío Imperiale,
Cecilia Nieves,
Belén Mancino,
Myriam Sanjurjo,
S. M. Costa Tártara,
Ángela Beatríz Di Giulio,
Juan Carlos Palomino,
Nora Morcillo,
Anandi Martin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of mycobacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2212-554X
pISSN - 2212-5531
DOI - 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_54_18
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , string (physics) , test (biology) , drug resistance , computer science , medicine , computational biology , biology , physics , genetics , pathology , theoretical physics , paleontology
There is a critical need to improve the diagnostic accuracy of tuberculosis (TB) in children. Several techniques have been developed to improve the quality of sputum samples; however, these procedures are very unpleasant and invasive and require hospitalization and trained personnel. This study aims to explore the potential use of a new and noninvasive tool, "string test," for TB diagnosis in children and in adults not able to render sputum samples and at risk of developing multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).