Incremental yield of serial sputum examinations in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Taiwan: Findings of a pragmatic trial

CONCLUSIONS: The incremental yield of the third sputum smear was negligible. It may be reasonable to perform an NAAT, smear and culture on the first specimen and culture alone on the second. The utility of the third serial culture for the detection of additional TB case is debatable.PMID:37802687 | DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2023.09.006

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 6, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chen-Yuan Chiang Chih-Bin Lin Shun-Tien Chien Cheng-Hui Wang Yi-Wen Huang Wei-Chang Huang Ming-Chih Yu Jen-Jyh Lee Hans L Rieder Source Type: research