2014
Intensified specimen collection to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in children from Rural South Africa, an observational study
Thomas TA, Heysell SK, Moodley P, Montreuil R, Ha X, Friedland G, Bamber SA, Moll AP, Gandhi N, Brant WE, Sturm W, Shah S. Intensified specimen collection to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in children from Rural South Africa, an observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 11. PMID: 24400822, PMCID: PMC3890632, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug susceptibility testingGastric aspiratesTB suspectsObservational studySpecimen collectionDrug-susceptible TBNew TB suspectsPediatric TB suspectsTB treatment historyXDR-TB casesMultiple specimen typesYears of ageSame-day methodTB settingsInduced sputumPersistent symptomsSputum inductionTB treatmentHIV statusNegative childrenTB diagnosisUrine cultureMean ageInpatient settingDiagnostic yield
2011
Improving Tuberculosis Diagnosis In Pediatric Patients From Rural South Africa By Intensifying Specimen Collection
Heysell S, Thomas T, Moodley P, Mhlongo P, Solwa Z, Bamber S, Moll A, Friedland G, Gandhi N, Sturm A, Shah S. Improving Tuberculosis Diagnosis In Pediatric Patients From Rural South Africa By Intensifying Specimen Collection. 2011, a4888-a4888. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a4888.Peer-Reviewed Original Research