Abstract
To assess whether rinsing with oral antiseptics before sputum collection would reduce contamination of mycobacterial cultures, 120 patients with suspected tuberculosis were randomly assigned to rinse with chlorhexidine or cetylpyridinium mouthwash before collection. The culture contamination rate was significantly lower after rinsing with chlorhexidine before collection, especially for cultures grown in MGIT medium.
Publication types
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage*
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Cetylpyridinium / administration & dosage
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Chlorhexidine / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Mouthwashes / administration & dosage*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Sputum / microbiology*
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
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Young Adult
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
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Mouthwashes
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Cetylpyridinium
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Chlorhexidine