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793. Diagnostic Accuracy of Single vs. Multiple Gene Xpert for Discontinuation of Airborne Infection Isolation in Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at a US Safety-Net Hospital
BACKGROUND: Patients suspected to have pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) undergo serial sputum analysis under airborne infection isolation (AII). The US FDA approved the Cepheid GeneXpert-MTB-Rif® to support removing patients from AII. The FDA requires that “either one or two” separate sputum specimens b...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253184/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.800 |