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The impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF screening among hospitalized patients with pneumonia on timely isolation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

In South Korea where the tuberculosis (TB) burden is intermediate, the risk of in-hospital transmission of TB remains high. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 244 inpatients diagnosed with pulmonary TB (2015–2018) to evaluate the impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) screening on timel...

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Autores principales: Han, Seung Beom, Park, Joonhong, Ji, Seul Ki, Jang, So Hee, Shin, Soyoung, Kim, Myung Sook, Kim, Seung Soo, Park, Sun Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7814080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33462255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79639-7