Contribution of Real-Time Xpert MTB/RIF Testing to Establishing Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Nonendemic Setting: A Case Series
Mijović H, Al-Nasser Y, Al-Rawahi GN, Roberts AD
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2019-12
Abstract
Microbiologic confirmation of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis remains challenging, leading to diagnostic delays. In our retrospective case series, real-time molecular testing (Xpert MTB/RIF) on respiratory and extrapulmonary specimens resulted in a more rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a nonendemic, high resource setting.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Meningeal
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
- Bone Diseases
- Antibiotics, Antitubercular
- Early Diagnosis
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Medical Records
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Retrospective Studies
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Computer Systems
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Infant
- British Columbia
- Female
- Male