title: The effectiveness of a brochure describing an acceptable method of sputum collection for tuberculosis testing.
abstract: We evaluated the effectiveness of an educational brochure explaining proper sputum collection techniques for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. Patients with suspected pulmonary TB (PTB) were randomly assigned to either the brochure-using group or the non-using group. No significant difference in positive TB culture rates was observed between the brochure-using and non-using groups (33.1% vs. 35.6%, P = 0.690). The proportions of acceptable specimen samples for bacterial pneumonia were also similar between the two groups (37.1% vs. 35.6%). An educational brochure provided by the attending physician explaining an acceptable specimen collection method for TB testing did not result in a higher detection rate of PTB.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult