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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 377-382.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2019.04.003

Special Issue: 标准、共识、指南

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Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis

consensus on diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis writing group Expert   

  1. Professional Committee of Bone and Joint Tuberculosis of Chinese Anti-tuberculosis Association;North China Bone Tuberculosis Union;Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis
  • Received:2019-03-09 Online:2019-04-10 Published:2019-04-08

Abstract:

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a difficult problem in the field of TB treatment.Spinal tuberculosis is a common extrapulmonary secondary tuberculosis. Drug resistance seriously affects the therapeutic effect and prognosis of spinal tuberculosis.This expert consensus provides a brief introduction to the definition and epidemiology of drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis, proposes the diagnostic criteria and methods of drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis, puts forward some suggestions on the formulation of anti-tuberculosis treatment, the choice of surgical timing and surgical methods, prospects the research development of drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis in the future.

Key words: Tuberculosis, spinal, Tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant, Diagnostic techniques and procedures, Surgical procedures, elective, Combined modality therapy, Clinical protocols