@article{PAR00010325,
  title = {{G}astric aspiration is not necessary for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis},
  author = {{B}onnave, {P}. {E}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {D}rancourt, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}espite recommendations, gastric aspirate collected by invasive nasogastric aspiration is still routinely used for the direct detection of {M}ycobacterium tuberculosis in our institution. {R}eviewing 82 patients with culture-proven respiratory tuberculosis over a 28-month period, we observed no patient diagnosed solely by gastric aspirate analysis. {M}oreover, the diagnosis yield of gastric aspirate (60 %) did not significantly differ from that of stool specimen (64 %). {T}hese data confirm that gastric aspirate is no longer useful for the diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis contrary to stool specimen.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {C}linical {M}icrobiology and {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {569--571},
  ISSN = {0934-9723},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10096-012-1776-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010325},
}