Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Beijing Chest Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis 1) Have suspected symptoms of TB, including fever, chest pain, chest tightness, cough, phlegm or blood coughing; 2) Imaging findings indicate lung lesions, with specific characteristics conforming to any of the following: (a) Voids (b) bronchiectasis and nodules (c) Clumps or scattered patchy ground glass shadows (d) Pulmonary plaque and bronchial spread (e) Other special types: such as "hot bath" lungs, solitary nodules, etc.; 3) have received anti-TB drugs for less than two weeks (recalculation from suspected recurrence); 4) The sample volume meets the requirements of 3.4.2.1; 5) Over 18 years old; 6) Sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria 1) Pathogen specimens with sufficient sample size are not obtained as expected; 2) extrapulmonary tuberculosis; 3) The patient is under 18 years old or pregnant women; 4) No informed consent can be obtained.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Estimate sensitivity and specificity for tongue swab analysis for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in adults, with 95% confidence intervals; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference of oral flora between tongue swab positive and tongue swab negative patients with tuberculosis;The success rate of tongue swab detection under different bacterial loads; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPang Yu
Beijing Chest Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Outcome results
None listed