The diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is difficult in children, especially for smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB, which are common at this age. We report an 11-year-old girl with TB otitis media with negative smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF but positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific transrenal DNA (Tr-MTB-DNA) test results and culture for M. tuberculosis.
Use of transrenal DNA for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children: a case of tubercular otitis media / Petrucci R;Lombardi G;Corsini I;Visciotti F;Pirodda A;Cazzato S;Landini MP;Dal Monte P. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0095-1137. - STAMPA. - 53:(2015), pp. 336-338. [10.1128/JCM.02548-14]
Use of transrenal DNA for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children: a case of tubercular otitis media.
LOMBARDI, GIULIA;CORSINI, ILARIA;VISCIOTTI, FRANCESCA;PIRODDA, ANTONIO;CAZZATO, SALVATORE;LANDINI, MARIA PAOLA;DAL MONTE, PAOLA
2015
Abstract
The diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is difficult in children, especially for smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB, which are common at this age. We report an 11-year-old girl with TB otitis media with negative smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF but positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific transrenal DNA (Tr-MTB-DNA) test results and culture for M. tuberculosis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
