Cudahy Patrick, Shenoi Sheela V
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Postgrad Med J. 2016 Apr;92(1086):187-93. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133278.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of human suffering and mortality despite decades of effective treatment being available. Accurate and timely diagnosis remains an unmet goal. The HIV epidemic has also led to new challenges in the diagnosis of TB. Several new developments in TB diagnostics have the potential to positively influence the global campaign against TB. We aim to review the performance of both established as well as new diagnostics for pulmonary TB in adults, and discuss the ongoing challenges.
尽管已有数十年的有效治疗方法,但结核病仍然是人类痛苦和死亡的主要原因。准确、及时的诊断仍是一个尚未实现的目标。艾滋病的流行也给结核病的诊断带来了新的挑战。结核病诊断方面的一些新进展有可能对全球抗击结核病运动产生积极影响。我们旨在回顾成人肺结核现有诊断方法和新诊断方法的性能,并讨论当前面临的挑战。