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Gastric aspirate culture using the microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) technique is superior to other methods for bacteriological confirmation of tuberculosis in children
  1. Jane E Ho
  1. Correspondence to Jane E Ho, Foundation Year 2, St Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1NY, UK; jane.ho{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.151902

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    Bacteriological evidence of tuberculosis in children is difficult to obtain and is not found in the majority of clinically suspected cases. In this study, which was conducted in Peru, gastric aspirates, nasopharyngeal aspirates and stool samples were taken from 218 children with clinically suspected tuberculosis and nasopharyngeal aspirates and stool samples were taken from 238 low-risk controls. These were …

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