ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
The Accuracy of Emergency Physicians' Suspicions of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF assay for adult pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate factors associated with recognition and delayed isolation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).
backgroundPrecise identification of PTB in the emergency department (ED) remains challenging.
methodsRetrospectively reviewed PTB suspects admitted via the ED were divided into three groups based on the acid-fast bacilli culture report and whether they were isolated initially in the ED or general ward. Factors related to recognition and delayed isolation were statistically compared.
resultsOnly 24.94% (100/401) of PTB suspects were truly active PTB and 33.77% (51/151) of active PTB were unrecognized in the ED. Weight loss (
conclusionsWeight loss, absence of dyspnea, and left upper lobe field lesions on chest radiographs were related to truly active PTB. Malignancy, chronic kidney disease, absence of a history of PTB, and absence of right and/or left upper lung lesions on chest radiography were associated with isolation delay.
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