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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis research from University of California described
June 9th, 2009
"In resource-limited settings, tuberculosis (TB) is often diagnosed by non-physicians using the acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear only. This study examines the diagnostic accuracy of various clinicians using patient-risk history, radiography and AFB smear," investigators in the United States report. "A total of 321 physicians, nurses and medical students evaluated 22 profiles of TB suspects and quantified their clinical suspicion (1-99%). Culture results determined diagnostic accuracy. Overall, high-level physician training may not be required; nurses working on TB, given radiograph readings, were as accurate as TB physicians and more accurate than other physicians and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-09)
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