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Using the mycobacteria growth indicator tube as an adjunct to tuberculin skin testing may improve early tuberculosis diagnoses in pediatric patients, according to study results published online.
Tomàs M. Pérez-Porcuna, MD, MSc, of the University of Barcelona, and colleagues evaluated new strategies for early TB diagnosis using an outpatient protocol in children aged 0 to 5 years who had recent household contact with a person with TB.
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