title: Advantages of Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Performed on Gastric Aspirates for Rapid Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children in a Low Prevalence Country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences University of Florence and Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiappini
authors.forename: Carlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montagnani
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Venturini
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Martino
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*