Diagnosis of tuberculosis: a consensus statement from the Brazilian Thoracic Association.
Denise Rossato SilvaMarcelo Fouad RabahiClemax Couto Sant'AnnaJosé Laerte Rodrigues da Silva-JuniorJorge Emanuel Batista da RochaSidney BombardaSilvana Spindola de MirandaJorge Luiz da RochaMargareth Maria Pretti DalcolmoMônica Flores RickAna Paula Gomes Dos SantosPaulo de Tarso Roth DalcinTatiana Senna GalvãoFernanda Carvalho de Queiroz MelloPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2021)
Early, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is one of the major pillars of the control of the disease. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide health professionals with the most current, useful evidence for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Brazil. To that end, the Tuberculosis Committee of the Brazilian Thoracic Association brought together 14 members of the Association with recognized expertise in tuberculosis in Brazil to compose the statement. A nonsystematic review of the following topics was carried out: clinical diagnosis, bacteriological diagnosis, radiological diagnosis, histopathological diagnosis, diagnosis of tuberculosis in children, and diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection.