Routine notification data document a wide use of gastric aspirates and high yield of both NAAT and culture for bacteriological confirmation of TB with gastric aspirates, particularly in infants. Imperfect test agreement supports the combined use of molecular assays and culture-whenever available-in the diagnosis of childhood TB.
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