Isolation and deisolation of patients admitted with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis. Can it be shortened?

Conclusion:  A single Xpert MTB/resistance to rifampicin test detected all smear-positive patients, whereas the third smear did not significantly contribute to MTB isolation.
PMID: 31588479 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Saudi Medical Journal - October 9, 2019 Category: Middle East Health Tags: Saudi Med J Source Type: research