The clinical and molecular diagnosis of childhood and adolescent pulmonary tuberculosis in referral centers

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Rafaela Baroni Aurilio, Ronir Raggio Luiz, Marcelo Gerardin Poirot Land, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Clemax Couto Sant’Anna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020
• Subjects: Tuberculosis; Diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Rif
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0205-2020; https://doaj.org/article/420b314184854a86a168b80131ad0cdb

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is lower than in adults. In Brazil, the diagnosis of PTB is based on a diagnostic score system (DSS). This study aims to study the role of Xpert in children and adolescents with PTB sy...