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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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.
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