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Int J Tuberc Lung Dis ; 21(5): 544-549, 2017 05 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28303781

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BACKGROUND: Diagnostic and treatment delays increase the severity and transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). This study aimed to evaluate TB diagnostic and treatment delays in acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-negative patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study. Patients with positive AFB culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) were selected from among hospitalised patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Admission ward, anti-tuberculosis treatment and the duration of AFB culture were compared between smear-positive and smear-negative patients. RESULTS: Of the 70 patients with positive isolation of MTC in AFB culture, 27 (38.5%) were smear-negative; of these, 18 (66.7%) were not isolated while in hospital, and 17 (63%) were neither diagnosed nor treated for TB. In contrast, 41 of the 43 smear-positive patients (95.3%) were directly admitted or quickly transferred to the isolation room and started on anti-tuberculosis treatment (P < 0.001). Samples from smear-negative patients required more time to grow MTC in AFB culture than those of smear-positive patients (23 days vs. 14 days, P < 0.001). Diabetes was significantly associated with AFB smear positivity, with an odds ratio of 12.2. CONCLUSIONS: Negative AFB smears caused significant diagnostic and treatment delay. Patients staying in the general ward were exposed to TB patients who were not diagnosed in time.


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Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification , Pneumonia/diagnosis , Sputum/microbiology , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Aged , Delayed Diagnosis , Female , Hospitalization , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Isolation , Pneumonia/microbiology , Retrospective Studies , Severity of Illness Index , Time Factors , Time-to-Treatment , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/microbiology , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/transmission
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