La cuerda dulce – a tolerability and acceptability study of a novel approach to specimen collection for diagnosis of paediatric pulmonary tuberculosis |
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| Authors: | Felicia Chow Nora Espiritu Robert H Gilman Rosmery Gutierrez Sonia Lopez A Roderick Escombe Carlton AW Evans and David AJ Moore |
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| Institution: | (1) Asociaci?n Ben?fica Proyectos en Inform?tica, Salud, Medicina, y Agricultura (AB PRISMA), Lima, Per?;(2) Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Per?;(3) Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Per?;(4) Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Background Recent data demonstrate the utility of the string test for the diagnosis of sputum-scarce HIV-associated TB in adults. We
hypothesized that, if well-tolerated by children, this simple tool might offer a breakthrough in paediatric TB diagnosis.
Thus the objective of this study, undertaken in the paediatric service of the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú, was
to determine the tolerability and acceptability of the string test to paediatric TB suspects, their parents and nursing staff. |
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