The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have suggested that two negative acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smears may be as effective as three when screening patients with suspected Mycobacterium tuberculosis for respiratory isolation purposes. However, current recommendations in Canada, the United States and Europe st...
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have suggested that two negative acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smears may be as effective as three when screening patients with suspected Mycobacterium tuberculosis for respiratory isolation purposes. However, current recommendations in Canada, the United States and Europe still support a three-smear approach. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-231c9603edf74e2693c333ee8d3d5ac02025-08-20T03:54:48ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322011-01-01221e1e310.1155/2011/314686The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic RevisitedA. Wilmer0E. Bryce1J. Grant2Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaINTRODUCTION: Recent studies have suggested that two negative acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smears may be as effective as three when screening patients with suspected Mycobacterium tuberculosis for respiratory isolation purposes. However, current recommendations in Canada, the United States and Europe still support a three-smear approach.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/314686 |
| spellingShingle | A. Wilmer E. Bryce J. Grant The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited |
| title_full | The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited |
| title_fullStr | The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited |
| title_short | The Role of the Third Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear in Tuberculosis Screening for Infection Control Purposes: A Controversial Topic Revisited |
| title_sort | role of the third acid fast bacillus smear in tuberculosis screening for infection control purposes a controversial topic revisited |
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