ABSTRACT
The BTS clinical statement for the diagnosis and management of ocular tuberculosis (TB) draws on the expertise of both TB and and ophthalmic specialists to outline the current understanding of disease pathogenesis, diagnosis and management in adults. Published literature lacks high-quality evidence to inform clinical practice and there is also a paucity of data from animal models to elucidate mechanisms of disease. However, in order to improve and standardise patient care, this statement provides consensus points with the currently available data and agreed best practice.
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Tuberculosis, Ocular , Animals , Consensus , Humans , Models, Animal , Tuberculosis, Ocular/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Ocular/drug therapySubject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Disease Management , Lung Diseases/therapy , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/therapy , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Pulmonary Medicine , Societies, Medical , Humans , Lung Diseases/microbiology , Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/isolation & purification , United KingdomABSTRACT
The full guideline for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease is published in Thorax. The following is a summary of the recommendations and good practice points. The sections referred to in the summary refer to the full guideline.
