Usefulness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction with bronchial washing samples in predicting discontinuation of airborne infection isolation in patients hospitalized with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.

Usefulness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction with bronchial washing samples in predicting discontinuation of airborne infection isolation in patients hospitalized with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.

<h4>Objective</h4>In-hospital tuberculosis (TB) transmission remains a concern. Airborne infection isolation (AII) can be discontinued in hospitalized patients with suspected active pulmonary TB when the results of three consecutive sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears are negative. How...

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Main Authors: Tae-Ok Kim, Young-Ok Na, Hwa Kyung Park, Jae-Kyeong Lee, Hyung-Joo Oh, Bo Gun Kho, Ha-Young Park, Yong-Soo Kwon, Yu-Il Kim, Sung-Chul Lim, Hong-Joon Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279256

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279256

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