Do you routinely isolate and test for TB in a patient incidentally found to have a miliary pattern of nodules on chest CT?
Answer from: at Community Practice
The short answer is yes. CDC recommends applying airborne isolation for any "suspected" case of TB. So if you suspect, you should isolate until you rule out with 3 negative AFB or have an alternative diagnosis.
Keep in mind pretest probability and risk factors for that patient with the miliary patt...
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Answer from: at Community Practice
Yes, I routinely isolate and test for TB in patients incidentally found to have a milliary nodular pattern on the CT chest.