1379. Comparison of Inpatient Tuberculosis Screening Methods and Their Effect on Patient Duration in Airborne Isolation

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health concern, and exposure in healthcare settings is prevalent. Current guidelines recommend testing for TB by acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy with 3 sputum samples and/or using nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), and mycobact...

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Autores principales: Katherine. Theoktisto, Mary, Ford, Delvina, Khan, Omar, Reveles, Kelly R, Cadena, Jose
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809337/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1243

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809337/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1243

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