Stratton C W
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-5310.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1993 Aug;14(8):481-7. doi: 10.1086/646785.
The diagnosis of tuberculosis is an increasingly important problem confronting the clinical microbiology laboratory as well as hospital epidemiologists. The inherent delays in conventional laboratory procedures for the isolation and susceptibility testing of M tuberculosis may contribute directly to the spread of tuberculosis. Application of newer methods that are more rapid is essential if the spread of tuberculosis is to be limited. Hospital epidemiologists and clinical microbiology laboratories should work together to critically examine all of their current procedures for tuberculosis and take steps to correct or improve all omissions and delays in mycobacterial tests ordering, collection, testing, and reporting.
结核病的诊断是临床微生物实验室以及医院流行病学家面临的一个日益重要的问题。传统实验室用于结核分枝杆菌分离和药敏试验的程序存在固有的延迟，这可能直接导致结核病的传播。如果要限制结核病的传播，应用更快速的新方法至关重要。医院流行病学家和临床微生物实验室应共同努力，严格审查他们目前所有的结核病检测程序，并采取措施纠正或改善分枝杆菌检测在医嘱开具、样本采集、检测和报告过程中的所有疏漏和延迟。
