Open forum infectious diseases
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Open Forum Infect Dis · Jul 2018
Internal Medicine Residents' Knowledge and Practice of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis.
Internal medicine physicians are often the first providers to encounter patients with a new diagnosis of tuberculosis. Given the public health risks of missed tuberculosis cases, assessing internal medicine residents' ability to diagnose tuberculosis is important. ⋯ Significant knowledge and practice gaps exist in internal medicine residents' abilities to diagnose tuberculosis. As residents represent the future providers who will be evaluating patients with possible tuberculosis, such deficiencies must be addressed.