We read with interest the article by Montuori et al. evaluating the role of lung ultrasonography
(LUS) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Authors conclude that “chest ultrasonography may be a promising tool to support clinical, radiological and
microbiological data in the diagnosis of PTB, a high burden pathological condition
for which the delay in diagnosis represents a critical point in the control of the
disease” [
[1]
]. We would like to express some methodological and technical considerations.- Montuori M.
- Casella F.
- Casazza G.
- Franzetti F.
- Pini P.
- Invernizzi C.
- et al.
Lung ultrasonography in pulmonary tuberculosis: a pilot study on diagnostic accuracy
in a high-risk population.
Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Jun 21; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.06.002
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Published online: July 30, 2019
Accepted:
July 23,
2019
Received:
July 14,
2019
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- Lung ultrasonography in pulmonary tuberculosis: Integrating chest radiology? Authors' replyEuropean Journal of Internal MedicineVol. 69
- PreviewWe would like to thank Mirijello, De Cosmo and Sperandeo for their interest in our work [1]. In our article we evaluated lung ultrasonography (LUS) signs and their accuracy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) [2], a disease for which better tools, including active case finding especially in high-burden countries, are critically needed to improve control of the largest cause of death from an infectious disease [3].
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