5.2.2
Fine needle aspiration
National TB Management Guidelines, 2018 Edition. Chapter 5, Paediatric TB.
Clinical description
In children with palpable lymph nodes, collection of an FNA offers a convenient way of collecting samples for Gene Xpert, microscopy and culture.
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