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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 1116-1119.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.11.003

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Interpretation of the Diagnosis process for etiology negative pulmonary tuberculosis (T/CHATA 008—2020)

YANG Chun-long*, ZHOU Lin(), CHEN Ming-ting()   

  1. *Department of Disease Prevention and Control, Xi’an Chest Hospital, Xi’an 710100, China
  • Received:2021-08-17 Online:2021-11-10 Published:2021-11-02
  • Contact: ZHOU Lin,CHEN Ming-ting E-mail:zhoulin@chinacdc.cn;chenmt@chinacdc.cn

Abstract:

Based on the Diagnostic for pulmonary tuberculosis (WS 288—2017) and Classification of tuberculosis (WS 196—2017), the Diagnosis process for etiology negative pulmonary tuberculosis (T/CHATA 008—2020) is the diagnostic criteria specifically developed for etiology negative tuberculosis. The guideline is so instructional and practical that it can help medical care institutions and their staff across the country to standardize the diagnostic performance for etiology negative tuberculosis. In this article we describe the background, the main contents and the matters need attention of the guideline in detail, with the aim of facilitating medical staff to better apply the algorithms in their clinical practice.

Key words: Tuberculosis,pulmonary, Antigens, bacterial, Benchmarking, Standard reading