1346. Ruling out TB in New York City: Are Two NAATs (Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing) Enough?

BACKGROUND: Prompt diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection can prevent nosocomial exposure. However, sputum smears are insensitive, and turnaround time for cultures can take weeks. Rapid diagnostics, such as nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT), on respiratory specimens...

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Pubblicato in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Autori principali: Greendyke, William G, Pike, Janett, Andrada, Lilibeth V, Balzer, Krystal, Gray, Thelesha, Russell, Patrice M, Sharma, Manu, Steinberg, Ari, Whittier, Susan, Furuya, E Yoko
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2019
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809189/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1210
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