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  • Title: Hospital management of tuberculosis in a region with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria.
    Author: Alexander BD, Stout JE, Reller LB, Hamilton CD.
    Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2001 Nov; 22(11):715-7. PubMed ID: 11842993.
    Abstract:
    We prospectively assessed the management of patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) in an area with a high prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and a low incidence of TB. Clinicians' assessments were sensitive for TB but had poor predictive value. The acid-fast smear was a weak predictor of TB, owing to a high rate of isolation of NTM.
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