Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children and adolescents

Aurilio, Rafaela Baroni; Ferreira, Sidnei; Parente, Ana Alice Amaral Ibiapina; Sant’Anna, Maria de Fátima Pombo; Pereira, Cláudia Stella; Malaquias, Thiago da Silva Santos; Kritski, Afrânio Lineu; Sant’Anna, Clemax Couto

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Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children and adolescents

Authors: Rafaela Baroni Aurilio
Sidnei Ferreira
Ana Alice Amaral Ibiapina Parente
Maria de Fátima Pombo Sant’Anna
Cláudia Stella Pereira
Thiago da Silva Santos Malaquias
Afrânio Lineu Kritski
Clemax Couto Sant’Anna
Publication date: May 16, 2022
Publisher: Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Abstract

This prospective study describes the use of Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in children and adolescents, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eighteen patients were studied; the final diagnosis of EPTB was established in 13 (72%). Gene-Xpert Ultra results showed detection in 10/13 (77%) of EPTB cases (7 of these 10 with trace-positive results). Gene-Xpert Ultra proved to be a promising method for the diagnosis of childhood EPTB

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