A critical appraisal of clinicopathological, imaging, and genexpert profiles of surgical referrals with pediatric abdominal tuberculosis

Conclusion: Bacteriological and histological confirmation of the disease eluded us in a significant proportion of patients, requiring a very high index of clinical suspicion to clinch the diagnosis. The current version of GeneXpert has low sensitivity in diagnosing pediatric abdominal TB.
Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research