ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2013
Gastric aspiration is not necessary for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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- Paediatric tuberculosis diagnosis using Mycobacterium tuberculosis real-time polymerase chain reaction assay: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative evaluation of Anyplex™ MTB/NTM, Xpert MTB/RIF ultra, culture, and microscopy for the diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis using gastric aspirates.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2026Article
- Characteristics of TB cases without documented sputum culture in the United States, 2011-2021.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2024Article
- Reply to Drancourt, "Culturing Stools To Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis".Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Gastric specimens for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults unable to expectorate in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Public health action · 2017Article
- A Novel Solid Medium for Culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Clinical Specimens.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2015Article
- Laryngeal tuberculosis diagnosed by stool sample cultures: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2015Article
- Current and past strategies for bacterial culture in clinical microbiology.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2015Review
- Smooth Tubercle Bacilli: Neglected Opportunistic Tropical Pathogens.Frontiers in public health · 2015Review
- Rapid culture-based diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in developed and developing countries.Frontiers in microbiology · 2015Review
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Abstract
Despite recommendations, gastric aspirate collected by invasive nasogastric aspiration is still routinely used for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in our institution. Reviewing 82 patients with culture-proven respiratory tuberculosis over a 28-month period, we observed no patient diagnosed solely by gastric aspirate analysis. Moreover, the diagnosis yield of gastric aspirate (60 %) did not significantly differ from that of stool specimen (64 %). These data confirm that gastric aspirate is no longer useful for the diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis contrary to stool specimen.
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