期刊
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
卷 32, 期 11, 页码 1779-+出版社
KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.11.1779
关键词
Tuberculosis; Drug-resistance; Computed Tomography
资金
- research fund of the Radiological Research Foundation of Korea [2013-01]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2013-01] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Close contacts with infectious tuberculosis (TB) are persons at high risk for developing active disease. We preliminarily introduced submillisievert chest computed tomography (CT) scan (effective dose, 0.19-0.25 millisievert) in a contact investigation of multi-drug resistant (MDR)-TB. Baseline CT scan showed minimal nodules or branching opacities in two of six contacts. A two-month follow-up examination revealed a radiologic progression in contact 1, subsequently having the microbiologic diagnosis of MDR-TB at an asymptomatic early stage, whereas nodules transiently increased after 3 months in contact 2, followed by a decrease after one year. Contact 1 was cured after 1.5-year of anti-MDRTB treatment. In conclusion, early identification of secondary MDR-TB is feasible with submillisievert chest CT scans in contact investigations of MDR-TB, minimizing of MDR-TB transmission and offering a favorable treatment outcome.
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