作者
Giovanni Battista Migliori, SJ Wu, A Matteelli, D Zenner, D Goletti, S Ahmedov, S Al-Abri, DM Allen, ME Balcells, AL Garcia-Basteiro, E Cambau, RE Chaisson, CBE Chee, MP Dalcolmo, JT Denholm, C Erkens, S Esposito, P Farnia, JS Friedland, S Graham, Y Hamada, AD Harries, AW Kay, A Kritski, S Manga, BJ Marais, D Menzies, D Ng, L Petrone, A Rendon, DR Silva, HS Schaaf, A Skrahina, G Sotgiu, G Thwaites, S Tiberi, N Tukvadze, J-P Zellweger, R Centis, CWM Ong
发表日期
2022/3/1
期刊
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
卷号
26
期号
3
页码范围
190-205
出版商
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
简介
BACKGROUND
Tuberculosis (TB) preventive therapy (TPT) decreases the risk of developing TB disease and its associated morbidity and mortality. The aim of these clinical standards is to guide the assessment, management of TB infection (TBI) and implementation of TPT.
METHODS
A panel of global experts in the field of TB care was identified; 41 participated in a Delphi process. A 5-point Likert scale was used to score the initial standards. After rounds of revision, the document was approved with 100% agreement.
RESULTS
Eight clinical standards were defined: Standard 1, all individuals belonging to at-risk groups for TB should undergo testing for TBI; Standard 2, all individual candidates for TPT (including caregivers of children) should undergo a counselling/health education session; Standard 3, testing for TBI: timing and test of choice should be optimised; Standard 4, TB disease should be excluded prior to …
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