Delayed isolation of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a Japanese acute care hospital

Delayed isolation of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a Japanese acute care hospital

Abstract Background Active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is associated with intra-hospital spread of the disease. Expeditious diagnosis and isolation are critical for infection control. However, factors that lead to delayed isolation of smear-positive pulmonary TB patients, especially among the elderl...

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Main Authors: Sho Nishiguchi, Shusaku Tomiyama, Izumi Kitagawa, Yasuharu Tokuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Delay
Isolation
Diagnosis
Smear-positive
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0653-1

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