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Assessing capacity for diagnosing tuberculosis in children in sub-Saharan African HIV care settings
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May 07 2012
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Source: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 16(7):924-927
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Alternative Title:Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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Description: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.
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Pubmed ID:22583761
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5920677
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Volume:16
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Issue:7
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