Time discrepancy for tuberculosis-negative microscopy and culture - the diagnostic gap remains: systematic analysis from a large tertiary care tuberculosis-clinic, Germany 2013-2017

Objectives: Patients with open pulmonary tuberculosis (opTB) are subject to strict isolation rules. Sputum smear microscopy is used to determine infectivity, but sensitivity is lower than for culture. This study aimed to investigate the clinical relevance of this mismatch in contemporary settings. M...

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Egile Nagusiak:	Johanna Kessel, Elif Göymen, Timo Wolf, Nils Wetzstein, Claus Küpper-Tetzel, Pia Behrens, Frauke Borgans, Ümniye Balaban, Michael Hogardt, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Christoph Stephan
Formatua:	Artigo
Hizkuntza:	Inglês
Argitaratua:	Elsevier 2023-09-01
Saila:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Gaiak:	Open pulmonary tuberculosis De-isolation Sputum smear-negative Culture positive TB-therapy
Sarrera elektronikoa:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223006586
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