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Comunicación corta: ¿Pueden las prácticas de recolección de esputo para tuberculosis mejorar el diagnóstico de laboratorio de la plaga neumónica en países en vías de desarrollo?
Author(s) -
Boothby E.,
Shako J. C.,
Bertherat E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02905.x
Subject(s) - plague (disease) , sputum , tuberculosis , medicine , epidemiology , developing country , intensive care medicine , pathology , biology , ecology
Summary Africa reports 90% of human plague cases yet no guidelines currently exist for the safe and accurate collection of sputum from patients with suspected pneumonic plague. Using existing tuberculosis guidelines as a model and in conjunction with epidemiological and clinical features of pneumonic plague, the authors describe the importance of formal guidelines to enhance sputum collection practices and improve safety in developing countries. A model for suggested guidelines is given.