Mycobacterium tuberculosis nucleic acid amplification tests reduce nosocomial tuberculosis exposure in intensive care units: A nationwide cohort study.
Jann-Yuan WangMing-Chia LeeJer-Hwa ChangMing-Chih YuVin-Cent WuKuo-Liang HuangChiu-Ping SuKun-Mao ChaoChih-Hsin LeePublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2015)
Nosocomial tuberculosis exposure is not uncommon in intensive care units. Performing rapid molecular diagnostic tests in those suspected of tuberculosis is recommended to reduce the risk of nosocomial exposure.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- nucleic acid
- intensive care unit
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- acinetobacter baumannii
- hiv aids
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- mechanical ventilation
- escherichia coli
- cystic fibrosis
- hepatitis c virus
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- quantum dots
- electronic health record