Predictors of excess length of stay among tuberculosis patients at Highland Hospital, Alameda County, California, 2018–2022

2026/01/01 by Eliza Hollingsworth, Julie Willkom, Rachel Marusinec +3 · 1 voice
Medicine · #Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology #Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment #Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2026.10420

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/06/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/09

Abstract

All adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) hospitalizations (N = 66) during 2018-2022 at Highland Hospital were reviewed. Positive sputum smears were significantly associated with longer median excess length of stay (9 d). Implementing new TB infection control guidance and investing in community-based isolation facilities may reduce healthcare utilization.

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