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Sputum induction and gastric lavage were performed on 250 young children in South Africa to compare the diagnostic yield for pulmonary tuberculosis between the two methods. Sputum induction produced a positive smear or culture in 54 children, while gastric lavage was positive in 40 children, showing sputum induction had a higher diagnostic yield. With one sample, sputum induction produced a similar yield to three gastric lavages. Sputum induction was also well tolerated with only minor side effects and its

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Jenness Villanueva

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