Usefulness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-polymerase chain reaction with bronchial washing samples in predicting discontinuation of airborne infection isolation in patients hospitalized with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.
Tae-Ok KimYoung-Ok NaHwa Kyung ParkJae-Kyeong LeeHyung-Joo OhBo Gun KhoHa-Young ParkYong-Soo KwonYu-Il KimSung-Chul LimHong Joon ShinPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Although a negative result from MTB-PCR with bronchial washing samples cannot exclude pulmonary TB, it can predict AII discontinuation in hospitalized patients with suspected active pulmonary TB.