Regular Sputum Check-Up for Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis after Exposure in Healthcare Facilities

BACKGROUND: The early diagnosis of patients with TB disease is critical after an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) infection in healthcare facilities. In this study, we report a catastrophic TB outbreak in a psychiatric healthcare facility and analyze the role of regular sputum check-ups and other diagn...

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Autores principales: Chao, Wen-Cheng, Wu, Chieh-Liang, Liu, Po-Yu, Shieh, Chi-Chang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27258370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157054

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27258370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157054

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