Tuberculosis Hospitalization

Hospitalization for tuberculosis: ensure due process for persons involuntarily hospitalized.

Influence of Hospitalization upon Diagnosis on the Risk of Tuberculosis Clustering

SETTING Culture-positive tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed in the metropolitan area of Milan (Italy) over a 5-year period (1995-1999). OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of short-course hospitalization upon diagnosis on the overall risk of TB clustering. DESIGN Restriction fragment length polymorphism profiles with a similarity of 100% defined a cluster. Uni- and multivariable logistic regression mod...

Trends in duration of hospitalization for patients with tuberculosis in Montreal, Canada from 1993 to 2007.

OBJECTIVE To study the trend of hospital stays for patients diagnosed with pulmonary TB in Montreal from 1993 to 2007. METHODS From the registry of hospital discharge summary information, we selected first hospitalizations for patients with a diagnosis of TB, and from the reportable diseases registry, patients with culture positive pulmonary TB. We linked the selected cases, using the first 3...

Hospitalization rates of tuberculosis in U.S. Navy enlisted personnel: a 15-year perspective.

The epidemiology of tuberculosis in this country is changing because of a combination of biological and social factors. The recent use of DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using restriction-fragment-length polymorphism analysis has suggested that nearly one-third of new cases of tuberculosis being reported in a large metropolitan city is a result of recent infection. The immunosu...

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in gastric aspirates collected from children: hospitalization is not necessary.

OBJECTIVE To compare the yields of gastric aspirates collected for culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from children evaluated as outpatients versus inpatients and to determine factors associated with a positive culture. METHODS Retrospective study of 100 children <12 years of age with tuberculosis diagnosed at a pediatric referral hospital or in one of two tuberculosis control programs in ...