| Title: |
Oral Swab Testing With Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children Aged |
| Authors: |
Khambati, Nisreen; Moureen, Kanyange Angel; Basile, Francesca Wanda; Desravines, Rudie; Mudrak, Nathan; Post, Rebecca; Nasinghe, Emmanuel; Upadhyay, Rutvi; Babirye, Sandra Ruth; Nabuduwa, Stephannie; Nakayita, Germine; Luwambya, Farag Kakyama; Koire, Malik; Nabisere, Allen; Lubega, John Paul; Nabirye, Rose; de Vos, Margaretha; Penn-Nicholson, Adam; Douglass, Emily; Mbekeeka, Prossy; Armstrong, Derek; Schaaf, H Simon; Palmer, Megan; Wobudeya, Eric; Kim, Soyeon; Ruhwald, Morten; Alland, David; Dorman, Susan E; Ellner, Jerrold; Joloba, Moses; Kekitiinwa, Adeodata R; Bijker, Else Margreet; Kisitu, Grace Paul; Song, Rinn; Muzorah, Gerald Agaba; Ahimbisibwe, Gideon; Aloyo, Sharley; Ansiima, Sheillah; Arora, Kiranjot; Balwa, Henry; Bashir, Kisegerwa; Borkman, April; Bugumirwa, Eric; Haumba, George; Hom, David; Kalawa, Florence; Kalembe, Florence; Kasibante, Samuel; Kawwoya, Nakitto Aisha; Kyamulabi, Daisy |
| Contributors: |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases; Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission |
| Source: |
Open Forum Infectious Diseases ; volume 12, issue 4 ; ISSN 2328-8957 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Description: |
Background Obtaining respiratory samples to diagnose tuberculosis in young children is challenging. Oral swabs are alternative noninvasive specimens for microbiology. Methods We conducted an interim prospective diagnostic accuracy evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) on oral swabs for pulmonary tuberculosis in children aged |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/ofid/ofaf206 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/ofid/ofaf206/62889824/ofaf206.pdf |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf206; https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofaf206/62889824/ofaf206.pdf; https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/12/4/ofaf206/62889824/ofaf206.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F62489BF |
| Database: |
BASE |