Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response 3-gene cartridge among tuberculosis household contacts in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe: a prospective, longitudinal, diagnostic and prognostic accuracy cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- 类型
- Cohort study
- 范围
- Mozambique、Tanzania、Zimbabwe
为何现在值得关注MTB-HR检测未达到WHO目标产品特征对筛查或预后用途的标准,但其阳性预测值超过了目前使用的检测方法。作者认为该检测可能仍在家庭接触者(一个现有检测表现不佳的优先人群)的结核病筛查和预防策略中发挥作用。