Eddy Jared, Khan Taimur, Schembri Frank
Department of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
J Thorac Dis. 2018 Oct;10(Suppl 28):S3378-S3391. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.08.84.
Tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease have plagued human civilization across time and led to immeasurable morbidity and mortality. This review article focuses on the most currently available information regarding the diagnostic workup, radiologic presentation and treatment of drug-sensitive active TB. As discussed, if adequate resources and methods are available to diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients, drug sensitive TB is an imminently curable disease.
结核病感染与疾病长期以来一直困扰着人类文明,导致了难以估量的发病率和死亡率。这篇综述文章聚焦于目前有关药物敏感型活动性结核病的诊断检查、影像学表现及治疗的最新信息。如文中所讨论的,如果有足够的资源和方法来诊断、评估及治疗患者,那么药物敏感型结核病是一种可迅速治愈的疾病。