Comparison of different bacteriological testing strategies and factors for bacteriological confirmation among pulmonary TB patients: a retrospective study in Tianjin, China, 2017–2018

Comparison of different bacteriological testing strategies and factors for bacteriological confirmation among pulmonary TB patients: a retrospective study in Tianjin, China, 2017–2018

Abstract Background Bacteriological confirmation (BC) proportion among notified pulmonary TB patients in China is among the lowest in the world. This study was to understand the yield of BC using different testing strategies and patient-level factors associated with BC among pulmonary TB patients in...

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Main Authors: Guoqin Zhang, Yuhua Zhang, Mingting Chen, Fan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis
Bacteriology
Logistic models
Risk factor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05273-3

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