Evaluation of screening strategies for pulmonary tuberculosis among hospitalized patients in a low-burden setting: cost-effectiveness of GeneXpert MTB/RIF compared to smear microscopy

Objective:Hospitalized patients undergoing evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) require airborne isolation while testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) to reduce risk of nosocomial transmission. GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is more rapid and accurate than sputum smear microscopy, but it is...

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Vydáno v:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology Ročník 43; číslo 7; s. 892 - 897
Hlavní autoři:	Hickey, Andrew J., Cummings, Matthew J., Zafari, Zafar, Louh, Irene K., Li, Jianhua, O’Donnell, Max R.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.07.2022
Témata:	Age Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cost analysis Cost control Diabetes Evaluation HIV Hospitalization Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Immune system Infections Kidney diseases Length of stay Medical records Microscopy Monte Carlo simulation Nosocomial infection Original Article Patients Pneumonia Regression analysis Risk reduction Socioeconomic factors Software Tuberculosis New York United States > US airborne isolation Cost-effectiveness tuberculosis GeneXpert MTB/RIF length-of-stay
ISSN:	0899-823X, 1559-6834, 1559-6834
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