SUSPICION CRITERIA AND RECOMMENDED EXAMINATIONS FOR THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS
Abstract:
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Romania is among the highest in Europe. Early detection and vigilance for extended diagnosis of TB are parts of the general objectives of the “National Strategy for Control of Tuberculosis 2007-2011”. Active TB screening performed on the whole population is impossible to perform. According to the WHO requirements, active detection is performed only in case of high risk groups. In case confirmation is missing, the diagnosis is established on suspicion criteria for the diagnosis of TB, including: epidemiological criteria, clinical criteria, radiological criteria, tuberculin testing and QuantiFERON TB Gold testing. Early TB detection can be improved by efficiently informing the family physicians about the TB symptoms, so that they can refer the patients as early as possible to specialized examinations at the Pulmonology and Phtysiology Clinics.
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