Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
| Autor: | Bibbins-Domingo, K, Grossman, DC, Curry, SJ, Bauman, L, Davidson, KW, Jr, EJW, Garcia, FAR, Herzstein, J, Kemper, AR, Krist, AH, Kurth, AE, Landefeld, S, Mangione, CM, Phillips, WR, Phipps, MG, Pignone, MP, Force, USPST |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Primary Health Care Prevention Advisory Committees Health Services bacterial infections and mycoses Risk Assessment Medical and Health Sciences US Preventive Services Task Force Infectious Diseases Rare Diseases Good Health and Well Being Clinical Research Latent Tuberculosis General & Internal Medicine Humans Tuberculosis Mass Screening Infection |
| Zdroj: | JAMA, vol 316, iss 9 Bibbins-Domingo, K; Grossman, DC; Curry, SJ; Bauman, L; Davidson, KW; Jr, EJW; et al.(2016). Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 316(9), 962-969. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.11046. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9w53m13r |
| DOI: | 10.1001/jama.2016.11046. |
| Popis: | ImportanceTuberculosis remains an important preventable disease in the United States. An effective strategy for reducing the transmission, morbidity, and mortality of active disease is the identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to prevent progression to active disease.ObjectiveTo issue a current US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for LTBI.Evidence reviewThe USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for LTBI in asymptomatic adults seen in primary care, including evidence dating from the inception of searched databases.FindingsThe USPSTF found adequate evidence that accurate screening tests for LTBI are available, treatment of LTBI provides a moderate health benefit in preventing progression to active disease, and the harms of screening and treatment are small. The USPSTF has moderate certainty that screening for LTBI in persons at increased risk for infection provides a moderate net benefit.Conclusions and recommendationThe USPSTF recommends screening for LTBI in populations at increased risk. (B recommendation). |
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