Use of a Single Xpert MTB/RIF Assay to Determine the Duration of Airborne Isolation in Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis

BACKGROUNDHospitalized patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) are placed in airborne isolation until 3 sputum smear samples are negative for acid-fast bacilli (AFB). The Xpert MTB/RIF assay ("Xpert") nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA and r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018-05, Vol.39 (5), p.590-595
Hauptverfasser:	Poonawala, Husain, Leekha, Surbhi, Medina-Moreno, Sandra, Filippell, Mala, Johnson, J Kristie, Redfield, Robert R, Saharia, Kapil K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Health care HIV Homeless people Hospitalization Human immunodeficiency virus Imprisonment Infections Laboratories Microscopy Nucleic acids Nursing Order entry Patient satisfaction Software Statistical analysis Survival analysis Tuberculosis
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