All issues > Volume 11(4); 1968

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(4):181-184. Published online April 30, 1968.

Detection of A.F.B. through Gastric Analysis from T.B. Children

D.S. Na¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chunnam University, Medical School

Abstract

On gastric lavage, detection of M. tuberculosis by cultures and smear methods was attempted on 634 pulmonary tuberculous children who had been diagnosed. The following results were obtained. The total yield of positive bacteriologic demonstration was 18.3 percent, detection by culture were 18 percent and 2.9 porcent by smear methodi. The presence of M. tuberculosis was demonstrated either by culture or by smear methods were 2.7 percent. As a conclusion, the detection of AFB from gastric juice showed high value by culture methods.

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