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Sayyahfar S, Davoodzadeh F, Hoseini R, Rahimzadeh N, Otukesh H
…till a valuable diagnostic tool with high accuracy rate for diagnosis of LTBI in children candidates for renal transplantation and can still be used as an accurate test for screening Mycobacterium TB infection.
Shrinivasa B. Marinaik, Sriram Selvaraju, R. Srinivasan, Krishnamoorthy, Sunil Kumar Raina, et al.
Background: About one-fifth of the global gap in TB diagnosis was contributed by India which translates to roughly over half a million cases. Meanwhile the National tuberculosis elimination programme has made coordinated efforts to involve public and private health providers in a…
Sharma S, Shulania A, Achra A, Jeram H, Kansra S, et al.
… and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT™) culture for diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis from gastric aspirate (GA) samples and to compare Xpert assay and ZN staining with MGIT rapid liquid culture. Materials and methods GA samples from 210 nonexpectorating child…
Krunal Patel, Kinjal Patel, Pooja Gandhi, Bhavini Rathwa, Dipak M. Nakum
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by predominantly Mycobacterium tubercle bacilli. Pediatric tuberculosis is among the top 10 causes of death in children. India accounts for one fourth of the global tuberculosis burden, standing one among the thirt…
Isabelle Munyangaju, Andreas Jahnen, Ridwaan Esmail, Benedita José, Jacinta Adrigwe, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Pediatric tuberculosis diagnosis relies heavily on imaging, yet access, equipment standards, and dose monitoring differ widely across health systems. Evidence describing how these contextual factors influence imaging use and radiation exposure in children remains …
Aybüke Akaslan Kara, Kamile Ötiken Arıkan, Elif Böncüoğlu, Elif Kıymet, Şahika Şahinkaya, et al.
…we aimed to evaluate the approaches and knowledge levels of pediatric infectious diseases research workers and pediatricians in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis under the guidelines updated by the Ministry of Health in 2019. Method: This survey is a descriptive study a…
Pierre-Louis MH, Rouzier V, Rivera V, Systrom HK, Julma P, et al.
… (Xpert) assay is a useful adjunct to culture for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) using gastric lavage aspirates (GLAs) in children aged Methods We reviewed the yield from diagnostic modalities in children suspected of having TB followed at an infectious disease research…
Emad Siddiqui, Tooba Siddiqui, Abdus Salam Khan
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB), a preventable airborne infectious disease, early detection is essential to improve health outcomes. Extent of childhood tuberculosis is unknown and is estimated to be around 6% of all incidences. Diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis is always…
Olesya Pankratova
Tuberculosis is one of the 10 leading causes of death in the world. According to the WHO global strategy, one of the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is to end the tuberculosis epidemic by 2030. The article summarizes the basic theoretical data from various pro…
Tran ST, Le HT, Dang HTT, Dao TM, Van Nguyen L, et al.
Diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis is notoriously difficult. We investigated the additional yield of blood culture in hospitalized children in Vietnam. Among 554 enrolled clinically suspected patients, an additional 6 cases were diagnosed, while the incremental cost per case was…
Dutta NK, Tornheim JA, Fukutani KF, Paradkar M, Tiburcio RT, et al.
Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. Improved pediatric diagnostics using readily available biosources are urgently needed. We used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to analyze plasma metabolite profiles of Indian children with active TB (n = 1…
Villarreal EG, Ramos-Barrera E, Estrada-Mendizabal RJ, Treviño-Valdez PD, Tamez-Rivera O
…d Analyzing the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of pediatric tuberculosis in endemic regions is crucial to meet the goal of ending tuberculosis. The objective was to assess the various clinical scenarios of tuberculosis in a large pediatric cohort in Mexico. Methods This…
Gagni Coulibaly, Fah Gaoussou Traoré, Bassirou Diarra, Aminata Maïga
<h3>Background</h3> The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis is still a challenge in the world because children are generally paucibacillary moreover obtaining sputum is very difficult. Most of the existing diagnostic tests for tuberculosis are based on sputum sampling in symptoma…
John Cherry
… Summary This preprint examines the time from completion of tuberculosis preventive therapy to later TB diagnosis among people living with HIV on ART in Eastern Uganda. The study uses routine program data from three TASO Centres of Excellence in Mbale, Soroti, and Tororo and incl…
John Cherry
… Summary This preprint examines the time from completion of tuberculosis preventive therapy to later TB diagnosis among people living with HIV on ART in Eastern Uganda. The study uses routine program data from three TASO Centres of Excellence in Mbale, Soroti, and Tororo and incl…
Gupta N, Kashyap B, Dewan P, Hyanki P, Singh NP
Aim and objectives The paucibacillary nature of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) makes diagnosis difficult. The aim of the study was to correlate the clinical spectrum of pediatric TB with microbiological diagnosis. Materials and methods Specimens from clinically suspected pediatric T…
Christian Wejse
… al.Point of care Xpert MTB/RIF versus smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in southern African primary care clinics: a multicentre economic evaluation.Lancet Glob Health. 2019; 7: e798-e807Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (27) Google Scholar present a previou…
Enono Yhoshu, Deepak K Garnaik, Soumya Kashiv, Nowneet Bhat, Rajat Piplani, et al.
Aims Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a common and challenging abdominal disease in children, with a nonspecific clinical presentation and poor outcomes in delayed diagnosis and complicated cases. We aimed to prospectively evaluate the clinical features and diagnostic …
Devraj Regmi, Purnakala Regmi, Sarbada Shrestha
Background: Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis can lead to an increased inactivity period, delayed treatment, and increased disease severity. The objective of this study was to identify the magnitude of the delay and the factors causing a delay in the diagnosis of Tuberculosi…
Pınar Etiz, Ali Tanju Altunsu
…xamine the epidemiologic features and treatment outcomes of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis cases who were registered to the Adana Tuberculosis Dispensaries. Materials and Methods: Fifty-six pediatric patients aged 0-18 years with the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis were exa…
Salih Cesur
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease whose diagnosis dates back to very early ages, which still maintains its importance in the world and in our country, can be treated and prevented with preventive (prophylactic) treatment. It is one of the leading causes of death in HIV/AIDS p…
Velasco-Arnaiz E, Pérez E, Henares D, Fernández-López A, Valls A, et al.
…lcitonin (PCT) levels have been reported in adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) but have not been previously investigated in children. We aimed to assess PCT levels at diagnosis of TB in young children in a low-burden setting. In a cross-sectional observational study in a referral …
Christian Diamant Mossoro‐Kpinde, Honorat Nouzoukem, Marcel Mbeko Simaléko, Nina Esther Ngoyi Ontsira, Hermione Dahlia Mossoro-Kpinde, et al.
Background and Objective: Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbi-mortality, especially in developing countries, due to delayed diagnosis and management. The goal of this study is to assess the contribution of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in improving tuberculosis (TB) diag…
Ayling Sanjaya
The diagnosis of pediatric TB is based on history taking, clinical symptoms, physical examination and support. In recent years the role of microRNA (miRNA or miR) has become a concern for researchers as biomarkers of diagnosis and therapy in TB in adults and children. MicroRNA is…
M K, S S, S M
Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease, but increased mortality and morbidity associated with TB is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs known to regulate the host immune response against TB. We investigated …