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Use of transrenal DNA for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children: A case of tubercular otitis media

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2015) 53(1) 336-338
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02548-14
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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.

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Petrucci, R., Lombardi, G., Corsini, I., Visciotti, F., Pirodda, A., Cazzato, S., … Dal Monte, P. (2015). Use of transrenal DNA for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children: A case of tubercular otitis media. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53(1), 336–338. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02548-14

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