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Chapter-42 Diagnosis of Childhood Tuberculosis: Recent Advances and Applicability of New Tools

BOOK TITLE: Tuberculosis

Author
1. Pai Madhukar
2. Marais Ben J
ISBN
9788184485141
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10992_42
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
13
Author Affiliations
1. McGill University, 1020 Pine Avenue West Montreal, Canada H3A1A2, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Pine Avenue West Montreal, Canada H3A1A2, McGill University 1020 Pine Ave West, Montreal, QC H3A IA2, Canada, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, McGill University; McGill International TB Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital, Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box No. 19063, 7505 Tygerberg, South Africa, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity Center for Research Excellence in Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases; The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Australia, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Abstract

In this chapter, diagnostic dilemma of childhood TB, advances in symptom based diagnosis, like screening for disease and diagnosing disease, advances in immune based diagnosis, like serological testing, interferon gamma release assays are discussed. Advances in bacteriology based methods and molecular diagnosis are presented.

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