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.
Petrucci R, Lombardi G, Corsini I, Visciotti F, Pirodda A, Cazzato S, et al. (2015). Use of transrenal DNA for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children: a case of tubercular otitis media. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 53, 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.
