https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/641245
標題: | Quantifying the contribution of smear-negative, culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis to nosocomial transmission | 作者: | Yang, Ya-Jen SUNG-CHING PAN MENG-RUI LEE Chung, Che-Liang Ku, Chia-Ping Liao, Chi-Yu Tsai, Tien-Yu JANN-YUAN WANG CHI-TAI FANG YEE-CHUN CHEN |
關鍵字: | Acid-fast smear; Aerosol-generating procedure; Contact investigation; Interferon-gamma releasing assay (IGRA); Latent tuberculosis infection | 公開日期: | 15-二月-2024 | 出版社: | Elsevier Inc. | 來源出版物: | American Journal of Infection Control | 摘要: | Despite current guidelines for tuberculosis (TB) control in health care settings, which focused on smear-positive cases, prevention of nosocomial TB transmission continues to be a challenge. Here, we report the results of the first hospital-wide prospective study applying interferon-gamma release assay to investigate the role of smear-negative, culture-positive index cases in nosocomial TB transmission. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/641245 | ISSN: | 01966553 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.02.005 |
顯示於: | 流行病學與預防醫學研究所 |
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