Gastric aspiration is not necessary for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 32(4): 569-71, 2013 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-23143083
ABSTRACT
Despite recommendations, gastric aspirate collected by invasive nasogastric aspiration is still routinely used for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in our institution. Reviewing 82 patients with culture-proven respiratory tuberculosis over a 28-month period, we observed no patient diagnosed solely by gastric aspirate analysis. Moreover, the diagnosis yield of gastric aspirate (60 %) did not significantly differ from that of stool specimen (64 %). These data confirm that gastric aspirate is no longer useful for the diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis contrary to stool specimen.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estômago
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article