Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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K. K. Singhal, G. R. Sethi, M. Hanif (New Delhi, Chandigarh, India). Comparison of yield of acid fast bacilli (AFB) from induced sputum versus gastric lavage for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2670

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