Volume 1, Number 4—October 1995
Synopsis
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children: Increased Need for Better Methods
Ejaz A. Khan and Jeffrey R. Starke
Table 3
A set of criteria for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in children when culture is not available
| A. Positive acid-fast stain of sputum or gastric aspirate |
| or |
| B. Two or more of the following: |
| History of contact with a tuberculous adult |
| Cough lasting longer than 2 weeks |
| A reactive tuberculin skin test > or = 10 mm in children without prior BCG vaccination > or = 15 mm in children with prior BCG vaccination |
| Radiographic findings compatible with TB |
| Response to anti-TB therapy (increased body weight by 10% after 2 months, decrease in symptoms) |
| Source: ref. 33. |
