Stool Xpert <sup>®</sup> MTB/RIF Ultra for TB diagnosis in children: experience from a national scale-up programme
Testing stools using Ultra provides a more effective way of diagnosing bacteriologically positive PTB in children. However, positivity varies with presenting symptoms/criteria, highlighting the need for careful diagnostic evaluation to ensure optimum use of limited diagnostic resources.
Authors
- Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin
- Sayera Banu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-1962)
- Sumsun Naher
- Lubaba Shahrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-3280)
- Kazi Md. Saleheen Towhid
- Jonathan Hoffmann
- A Nashra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-0903)
- Paul Daru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1644-5165)
- Ahmed Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-1273)
- Shuvasish Choudhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2051-4546)
- Sejuti Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6226-2434)
- Senjuti Kabir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-3918)
- Shakil Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-5832)
- Tanzila Rahman
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Fondation Mérieux (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJTLD OPEN
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0334
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Government of Canada
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh