| Autor: |
M J A, Reid, S, Saito, R, Fayorsey, R J, Carter, E J, Abrams |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 16(7) |
| ISSN: |
1815-7920 |
| Popis: |
Research on the prevalence of pediatric-specific tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa is scarce. We assessed the availability of pediatric TB diagnostic tests at 651 pediatric human immunodeficiency virus care and treatment sites across nine African countries: 54% of the sites had access to sputum culture capacity and 51% to chest X-ray services. While 87% of sites had access to smear microscopy, only 6% had the capacity to perform sputum induction and 5% to perform gastric aspirate. These findings confirm that diagnostic resources for the accurate diagnosis of pediatric TB are limited. Capacity-building initiatives to improve sputum collection in children are urgently required. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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