The impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF screening among hospitalized patients with pneumonia on timely isolation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Autor:	Seung Beom Han, Joonhong Park, Seul Ki Ji, So Hee Jang, Soyoung Shin, Myung Sook Kim, Seung Soo Kim, Sun Hee Park
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Medicine Science
Zdroj:	Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-020-79639-7
Popis:	Abstract In South Korea where the tuberculosis (TB) burden is intermediate, the risk of in-hospital transmission of TB remains high. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 244 inpatients diagnosed with pulmonary TB (2015–2018) to evaluate the impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) screening on timely isolation. TB screening was performed with smear microscopy and a polymerase chain reaction test, and the Xpert was additionally used from November 2016. Among all patients with pulmonary TB, the median time-to-isolation was significantly reduced (22.6 vs. 69.7 h; p
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