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Examen de detección de la infección por tuberculosis latente en adultos: Declaración de recomendación del grupo de
, Carol M Mangione1, Michael J Barry2
1University of California, Los Angeles.
JAMA
|May 2, 2023
Resumen
La detección de la infección por tuberculosis latente (LTBI) en adultos de alto riesgo ofrece un beneficio moderado en la prevención de la enfermedad por tuberculosis activa. El Grupo de Trabajo de Servicios Preventivos de los Estados Unidos recomienda este enfoque de detección para obtener mejores resultados de salud pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- La medicina preventiva
- Epidemiología de las enfermedades infecciosas
Sus antecedentes:
- La tuberculosis (TB) sigue siendo una enfermedad prevenible significativa en los Estados Unidos, que abarca tanto la tuberculosis activa infecciosa como la infección latente asintomática de la tuberculosis (LTBI).
- LTBI, que se estima que afecta a hasta 13 millones de estadounidenses, puede progresar a enfermedad activa, destacando la necesidad de estrategias efectivas de detección y manejo.
- La incidencia de la tuberculosis está influenciada por los determinantes sociales de la salud, lo que subraya las disparidades geográficas y relacionadas con el alojamiento.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Actualizar la recomendación de 2016 sobre el cribado y el tratamiento de la ITL.
- Para evaluar la exactitud de las pruebas de detección de LTI en adultos asintomáticos.
- Proporcionar orientación basada en la evidencia para los entornos de atención primaria.
Principales métodos:
- El Grupo de Trabajo de Servicios Preventivos de los Estados Unidos (USPSTF) encargó una revisión sistemática.
- La revisión se centró en el cribado y el tratamiento de la LTBI en adultos asintomáticos con mayor riesgo.
- La exactitud de las pruebas de cribado de la LTI fue un componente clave de la revisión.
Principales resultados:
- Las pruebas de detección de LTBI en personas con mayor riesgo demuestran un beneficio neto moderado en la prevención de la tuberculosis activa.
- El USPSTF encontró una certeza moderada en apoyo de esta conclusión.
- Los hallazgos son aplicables a adultos asintomáticos de 18 años o más.
Conclusiones:
- El USPSTF recomienda el cribado para la infección de tuberculosis latente (LTBI) en poblaciones con mayor riesgo.
- Esta recomendación (clasificación B) tiene por objeto prevenir la progresión de la enfermedad tuberculosa activa.
- El cribado es una herramienta valiosa en la gestión de la atención primaria de la prevención de la tuberculosis.
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