Evaluation of the Practice of Three Morning Sputa on Separate Days for Diagnosis of Mtb

Obtain sputum smears within one day to rule out TB

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Key information

Conditions

Pulmonary TB Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Lung Diseases Mycobacterium Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Age range

21 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

NYU School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All subjects admitted to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation of possible TB

Exclusion criteria

Unable to produce spontaneous or induced sputum

Treatment and study plan

Obtain standard three daily sputum samples vs. three samples on the first day for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB.

Procedure

Sputum induction

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Sep 21, 2005
Registry last updated: Mar 31, 2016

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