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Induced sputum for the diagnosis of paediatric pulmonary TB
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  1. M Wijesinghe
  1. SpR in Respiratory Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK; memew@doctor.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.la0143

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    ▴ Zar HJ, Hanslo D, Apolles P, et al. Induced sputum versus gastric lavage for microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis in infants and young children: a prospective study. Lancet2005;365:130–4.
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    Sputum induction in adults is a well recognised method of diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, in children this technique is not regarded as feasible since young children tend to swallow their sputum and do not expectorate. Gastric lavage has been …

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