String test: a new tool to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis and the detection of drug resistance in children Ghent University
The aim of this research project is to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children
and to potentially advance the detection of drug resistance from one simplified clinical sampling.
The string test proposes a new technique to obtain the same clinical sample which is the gastric
content. The specific objectives of the study are to explore the potential of using a new tool: the
"string test" ...