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Tuberculosis
Research from K.S. Rakoczy and colleagues provide new insights into tuberculosis
December 16th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "The use of a clinical prediction score to improve the practice of instituting airborne-transmission precautions in patients with suspected tuberculosis holds promise for increasing appropriate isolation and decreasing unnecessary isolation. The objective of this study was to derive and validate a clinical prediction score for patients with suspected tuberculosis." "We used a case-control study design to evaluate differences between patients with a diagnosis of tuberculosis and those placed under airborne precautions who had negative culture results. We developed risk scores based on a multivariable analysis of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-16)
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