Submillisievert Computed Tomography of the Chest in Contact Investigation for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.

In conclusion, early identification of secondary MDR-TB is feasible with submillisievert chest CT scans in contact investigations of MDR-TB, minimizing of MDR-TB transmission and offering a favorable treatment outcome. This was a clinical trial study and was registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT02454738). PMID: 28960029 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - Category: Biomedical Science Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research