Please, No More Gastric Aspirate to Diagnose Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children

Drancourt, Michel

doi:10.1093/cid/cix712

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“…Gastric aspirate is a relatively invasive respiratory specimen type for young children and may have lower caregiver acceptability. The procedure is optimally performed early in the morning in a health care facility by trained personnel [ 103 ]. Gastric aspirates have specific handling requirements, as timing of neutralization and specimen storage temperature may impact specimen quality [ 104 ].…”

Section: Evaluating Children With Presumptive Tbmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pediatric Tuberculosis: A Review of Evidence-Based Best Practices for Clinicians and Health Care Providers

Moore,

Graham,

Nandakumar

et al. 2024

Pathogens

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Advances in pediatric TB care are promising, the result of decades of advocacy, operational and clinical trials research, and political will by national and local TB programs in high-burden countries. However, implementation challenges remain in linking policy to practice and scaling up innovations for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB in children, especially in resource-limited settings. There is both need and opportunity to strengthen clinician confidence in making a TB diagnosis and managing the various manifestations of TB in children, which can facilitate the translation of evidence to action and expand access to new tools and strategies to address TB in this population. This review aims to summarize existing guidance and best practices for clinicians and health care providers in low-resource, TB-endemic settings and identify resources with more detailed and actionable information for decision-making along the clinical cascade to prevent, find, and cure TB in children.

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Section: Evaluating Children With Presumptive Tbmentioning

confidence: 99%