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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (12): 1276-1279.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2020.12.005

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Interpretation of Expert consensus on detection and clinical application of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in patients with tuberculosis

LIANG Jian-qin, WU Xue-qiong()   

  1. Army Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Institute for Tuberculosis Research,the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
  • Received:2020-10-11 Online:2020-12-10 Published:2020-12-24
  • Contact: WU Xue-qiong E-mail:xueqiongwu@139.com

Abstract:

The occurrence, development and prognosis of tuberculosis (TB) are closely related to immune resistance. The detection of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in TB patients is one of the methods to evaluate immune function, but the clinical application of this detection in TB is limited and the understanding is not uniform. “Expert consensus on detection and clinical application of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in patients with tuberculosis” published in No.10 of 2020 in Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis proposed specific suggestions and reached consensus on correct interpretation and clinical application of lymphocyte subsets detection results. This interpretation emphasizes that we should pay attention to the standardization and normalization of detection methods for peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in TB patients, pay attention to the comprehensive, correct and objective analysis of the detection results, and put forward brief suggestions on the existing problems, to provide the reference of TB clinical workers of our country.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Lymphocyte subsets, Laboratory techniques and procedures, Consensus development conferences as topic, Comment, Problem-based learning