Gene Xpert Testing of Stool Sample for the Diagnosis of Tb in Children

Gene Xpert Testing of Stool Sample for the Diagnosis of Tb in Children

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Globally Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease. In 2011, there were an estimated 8.7 million new cases with 6% childhood tuberculosis. The majority of the cases occurring in high TB burden countries like Kenya. Accurate pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis is a challenge. Symptoms are nonspecific, young children are unable to expectorate sputum samples and the procedures for obtaining respiratory samples are invasive. Thus M. tuberculosis cultures and smears are often not performed. This study was done to assess stool samples as an alternative to respiratory samples for t...