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

N/ACompletedNCT00212550

NYU Langone Health10 enrolled

Overview

Obtain sputum smears within one day to rule out TB

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pulmonary TB

Interventions

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

Sputum induction

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * All subjects admitted to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation of possible TB Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to produce spontaneous or induced sputum

Locations (1)

NYU School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

New York, New York, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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