| Journal: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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| System number: | 000547829 |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
| Authors: | Aurilio, Rafaela Baroni1 Ferreira, Sidnei2 Parente, Ana Alice Amaral Ibiapina2 Sant’Anna, Maria de Fátima Pombo2 Pereira, Cláudia Stella1 Malaquias, Thiago da Silva Santos3 Kritski, Afrânio Lineu2 Sant’Anna, Clemax Couto2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 2Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 3Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Doenças do Tórax, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 64 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | This prospective study describes the use of Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in children and adolescents, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eighteen patients were studied; the final diagnosis of EPTB was established in 13 (72%). Gene-Xpert Ultra results showed detection in 10/13 (77%) of EPTB cases (7 of these 10 with trace-positive results). Gene-Xpert Ultra proved to be a promising method for the diagnosis of childhood EPTB. |
| Keyword: | Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Children, Adolescents, Diagnoses, Real-time PCR |
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