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Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria.

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Alexander, BD; Stout, JE; Reller, LB; Hamilton, CD
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
November 2001

We prospectively assessed the management of patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) in an area with a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and a low incidence of TB. Clinicians' assessments were sensitive for TB but had poor predictive value. The acid-fast smear was a weak predictor of TB, owing to a high rate of isolation of NTM.

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Published In

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

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ISSN

0899-823X

Publication Date

November 2001

Volume

22

Issue

11

Start / End Page

715 / 717

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
  • Prospective Studies
  • Outpatients
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  • Inpatients
  • Incidence
  • Humans
 

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Alexander, B. D., Stout, J. E., Reller, L. B., & Hamilton, C. D. (2001). Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 22(11), 715–717. https://doi.org/10.1086/501851
Alexander, B. D., J. E. Stout, L. B. Reller, and C. D. Hamilton. “Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 22, no. 11 (November 2001): 715–17. https://doi.org/10.1086/501851.
Alexander BD, Stout JE, Reller LB, Hamilton CD. Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Nov;22(11):715–7.
Alexander, B. D., et al. “Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 22, no. 11, Nov. 2001, pp. 715–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/501851.
Alexander BD, Stout JE, Reller LB, Hamilton CD. Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Nov;22(11):715–717.
Journal cover image

Published In

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

DOI

ISSN

0899-823X

Publication Date

November 2001

Volume

22

Issue

11

Start / End Page

715 / 717

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
  • Prospective Studies
  • Outpatients
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  • Inpatients
  • Incidence
  • Humans