The validity of three sputum smears taken in one day for discontinuing isolation of tuberculosis patients.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 19(8): 918-20, 2015 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
We conducted a retrospective comparative study of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear sensitivity according to time of specimen collection to assess whether three consecutive AFB smears collected in 1 day are useful when deciding to discontinue respiratory isolation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). A total of 236 sputum specimens from 119 patients with pulmonary TB were used for the analysis. There was no statistical difference in AFB smear sensitivity of early-morning sputum and those collected later (P = 0.186). This may allow us to collect all specimens in a single day and discontinue respiratory isolation of TB patients earlier.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Isolamento de Pacientes
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Escarro
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão