Shortening Isolation of Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis by Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study | Zendy

Andreas Fløe | Zendy; Ole Hilberg | Zendy; Vibeke Østergaard Thomsen | Zendy; Troels Lillebæk | Zendy; Christian Wejse | Zendy

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Shortening Isolation of Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis by Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study

Author(s) -

Andreas Fløe,

Ole Hilberg,

Vibeke Østergaard Thomsen,

Troels Lillebæk,

Christian Wejse

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ563

Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , polymerase chain reaction , mycobacterium tuberculosis , isolation (microbiology) , gastroenterology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene

Isolation of patients suspected for pulmonary tuberculosis is guided by serial sputum smears. This can result in isolation for days for patients with noncontagious tuberculosis. To determine whether a single sample negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can guide isolation.

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