[Diagnostic means for tuberculosis]

H Jabri; N Lakhdar; W El Khattabi; H Afif

doi:10.1016/j.pneumo.2016.06.003

[Diagnostic means for tuberculosis]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2016 Oct;72(5):320-325. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2016.06.003. Epub 2016 Aug 22.

[Article in French]

Authors

H Jabri¹, N Lakhdar², W El Khattabi¹, H Afif¹

Affiliations

¹ Service des maladies respiratoires, hôpital 20-aout, Casablanca, Maroc.
² Service des maladies respiratoires, hôpital 20-aout, Casablanca, Maroc. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27561975
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2016.06.003

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a public health problem. In recent years, there is a change in the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis. The diagnosis of tuberculosis is based on clinical and radiological arguments but confirmation is bacteriological and/or histological. Culture remains the gold standard. Technological progress especially in molecular biology provides the clinician now new means of tuberculosis diagnostics.

Keywords: Confirmation; Diagnosis; Diagnostic; Tuberculose; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bacteriological Techniques / methods
Bacteriological Techniques / standards
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods
Radiography, Thoracic
Reference Standards
Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis / epidemiology
Tuberculosis / microbiology