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18278287

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-18
pubmed:abstractText
Tuberculosis is currently one of the main causes of death in the world. One of the difficulties for tuberculosis diagnosis in childhood is the bacteriological identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This nested case-control study aimed to compare the diagnostic values of a scoring system proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Heath for diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis using gastric washing samples taken in the outpatient and hospital settings. A total of 108 children underwent gastric washing (53 with and 55 without tuberculosis). The scoring system proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Heath for diagnosis of tuberculosis in children with negative sputum smears showed good sensitivity in both groups, and the best cutoff point was "1" (possible tuberculosis), with 92% sensitivity, thus feasible for use as an ancillary diagnostic test in children submitted to gastric washing. Our recommendation is that the Ministry of Health scoring system be used by health services to assist the physician in deciding on whether to continue the investigation of childhood tuberculosis, and not only in children who have already undergone the procedure and who have shown negative results.
pubmed:language
por
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0102-311X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
402-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[Evaluation of a scoring system recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis].
pubmed:affiliation
Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brasil. emaciel@ndi.ufes.br
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Evaluation Studies