Aurilio RB, Ferreira S, Parente AAAI, Sant’Anna MDFP, Pereira CS, Malaquias TDSS, Kritski AL, Sant’Anna CC. Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2022;
64:e12. [PMID:
35170713 PMCID:
PMC8845440 DOI:
10.1590/s1678-9946202264012]
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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.
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