Clinical Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Hospitalized Patients With Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the United States

BACKGROUND. Microscopic examination of acid-fast-stained sputum smears is the current standard of care in the United States to determine airborne infection isolation (AII) of inpatients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). However, nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) with the Xpert M...

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Autores principales: Cowan, James F., Chandler, Aldine S., Kracen, Elizabeth, Park, David R., Wallis, Carolyn K., Liu, Emelline, Song, Chao, Persing, David H., Fang, Ferric C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5399932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28172666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw803

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5399932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28172666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw803

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