Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children
Background Every year, an estimated one million children and young adolescents become
ill with tuberculosis, and around 226,000 of those children die. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert …
ill with tuberculosis, and around 226,000 of those children die. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert …
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults
M Kohli, I Schiller, N Dendukuri, M Yao… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) and Xpert MTB/RIF are World Health
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) widely …
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) widely …
[BOOK][B] WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
The objectives of the 2022 consolidated guidelines are: to provide policy makers and
implementing partners with evidence-based recommendations on the cascade of care for …
implementing partners with evidence-based recommendations on the cascade of care for …
[BOOK][B] WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
The aim of this operational handbook is to provide practical guidance on the implementation
of the World Health Organization (WHO) policy recommendations on the prevention and …
of the World Health Organization (WHO) policy recommendations on the prevention and …
Xpert Ultra versus Xpert MTB/RIF for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis
JS Zifodya, JS Kreniske, I Schiller… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) are World Health
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and …
Organization (WHO)‐recommended rapid tests that simultaneously detect tuberculosis and …
Transcriptomics for child and adolescent tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) in humans is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). It is estimated
that 70 million children (< 15 years) are currently infected with Mtb, with 1.2 million each year …
that 70 million children (< 15 years) are currently infected with Mtb, with 1.2 million each year …
Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children
Background Globally, children under 15 years represent approximately 12% of new
tuberculosis cases, but 16% of the estimated 1.4 million deaths. This higher share of …
tuberculosis cases, but 16% of the estimated 1.4 million deaths. This higher share of …
[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis in children
The successful care of children and adolescents with TB requires a recognition of the risk
factors and clinical and radiographic signs of TB, especially when microbiologic testing is …
factors and clinical and radiographic signs of TB, especially when microbiologic testing is …
Diagnostic advances in childhood tuberculosis—improving specimen collection and yield of microbiological diagnosis for intrathoracic tuberculosis
There is no microbiological gold standard for childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. The
paucibacillary nature of the disease, challenges in sample collection in young children, and …
paucibacillary nature of the disease, challenges in sample collection in young children, and …
Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views
N Engel, EA Ochodo, PW Karanja… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Programmes that introduce rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and
tuberculosis drug resistance aim to bring tests closer to the community, and thereby cut …
tuberculosis drug resistance aim to bring tests closer to the community, and thereby cut …