Staying on top of TB's rise.
Delays in acid-fast bacillis (AFB) emergency department admissions prompted a revised multidisciplinary rounds process for weekends and holidays; AFB isolation cases dropped 10%.
Esteves
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St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, N.Y., USA.
Graham
C
C
Gomez
C
C
Ladores
A
A
Murphy
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P
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000592:standards*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control