Abstract:This study investigated the potential use of the String Test (ST) for the
diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children and adolescents. This is a
case series of patients aged 4-15 years presenting with clinically presumed PTB
and submitted to ST in three pediatric TB referral centers in Brazil, between
November 2017 and July 2020. The ST was performed in the morning, after 4-12 h
of fasting, followed by ingestion of the capsule by the patient, which was
attached to the patient’s malar region. The mate… Show more
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