Nucleic acid amplification tests reduce delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Abstract The clinical impact of nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests on reducing delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of pulmonary TB (PTB) has rarely been investigated. PTB patients were classified into a frontline NAA group, an add-on NAA group, and a no NAA group. The outcomes of interest were th...

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Main Authors: Jia-Yih Feng, Chou-Jui Lin, Jann-Yuan Wang, Shun-Tien Chien, Chih-Bin Lin, Wei-Chang Huang, Chih-Hsin Lee, Chin-Chung Shu, Ming-Chih Yu, Jen-Jyh Lee, Chen-Yuan Chiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16319-8