Diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis using sputum induction in Botswana: programme description and findings
| Autor: | R. Ncube, B G Kgathi, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Benjamin Ryan Phelps, Michael A. Tolle, Gabriel Anabwani, Ari Ho-Foster, Mabikwa, Paul C. Mullan, Dipesalema Joel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Adolescent HIV Infections Chest pain Article Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Program Development Child Tuberculosis Pulmonary Retrospective Studies Bacteriological Techniques Botswana biology Coinfection Hospitals Public business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Age Factors Sputum Infant Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Predictive value of tests Immunology Feasibility Studies medicine.symptom business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 18:328-334 |
| ISSN: | 1815-7920 1027-3719 |
| Popis: | SETTING Four public hospitals in Botswana, a high tuberculosis (TB) burden setting. OBJECTIVES To assess the feasibility and utility of sputum induction in the diagnosis of paediatric TB. DESIGN From 2008 to 2010, children aged ≤18 years referred for suspected pulmonary TB underwent sputum induction. Confirmed TB was defined as the presence of at least one of the signs and symptoms suggestive of TB and positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture. Information on TB-associated symptoms (cough, fatigue, night sweats, low appetite, chest pain, weight loss, haemoptysis and contact with a TB case) was collected for three risk groups: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive children, HIV-negative children aged |
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