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Pneumologie 2000; 54(10): 425-430
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7686
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Intrakutaner Tuberkulintest nach Mendel-Mantoux[1]

Tuberkulin-Reaktivität in einem pneumologischen PatientenkollektivA. Elmer, C. St Kortsik, U. Pies, C. Koelbel, P. Albrecht
  • Pneumologische Abteilung, St. Hildegardis-Krankenhaus, Mainz
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die Prävalenz der Tuberkulose-Infektion in einem pneumologischen Patientenkollektiv eines innerstädtischen Akutkrankenhauses mittels intrakutanem Tuberkulintest nach Mendel-Mantoux (MM5-Test). Die Interpretation des MM5-Testes erfolgte nach den Richtlinien der American Thoracic Society und des Centers for Disease Control nach der Größe der Induration in Millimetern und dem individuellen Risikoprofil der Patienten.

Insgesamt hatten 252 der 697 untersuchten Patienten eine Tuberkuloseinfektion (36,2 %), dabei waren 55 der 697 Patienten (7,9 %) an einer aktiven Tuberkulose erkrankt oder hatten eine alte Tuberkulose in der Vorgeschichte. 30,7 % (197/642) der Untersuchten mit einer anderen Diagnose als Tuberkulose (COPD, Pneumonie, Malignom, Sonstige) wiesen einen positiven MM5-Test auf. Die Sensitivität des MM5-Testes für die akute Tuberkulose-Erkrankung beträgt in dieser Untersuchung 95 %.

Die Studie zeigt eine hohe Prävalenz der Tuberkulose-Infektion in einem pneumologischen, hospitalisierten Patientenkollektiv. Der intrakutane Tuberkulintest stellt aktuell den diagnostischen Standard zur Identifizierung einer latenten Tuberkuloseinfektion dar, daher ist der Nutzen einer Tuberkulin-Screening-Untersuchung bei Patienten, die einer Risikogruppe mit erhöhter Tuberkulose-Prävalenz angehören, in der Literatur unumstritten. Weitere Untersuchungen sind sinnvoll, um den Nutzen eines routinemäßig durchgeführten Tuberkulin-Screenings bei stationären pneumologischen Patienten zu ermitteln.

Intracutaneous Tuberculin Skin Testing Using the Mantoux Technique: Tuberculin Reactivity Among Hospitalized Patients in a Pneumological Department:

Detection of latent tuberculosis infection is an important step in the control of tuberculosis. The tuberculin skin test is the only proven method for identifying tuberculosis infection in patients who do not have tuberculosis disease. The prevalence of tuberculosis infection among hospitalized patients in a pneumological department of an inner-city hospital was evaluated, using the intradermal tuberculin skin test (Mantoux technique). Interpretation of the Mantoux test was based on the size of induration in millimeters and the individual risk profile of the patients, according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control, revised in 1989. Of 697 tested patients, 252 showed test results consistent with tuberculosis infection (36,2 %). 55 of these 697 patients had active tuberculosis disease or a prior history of tuberculosis (7,9 %). A positive tuberculin skin test was found in 197 of 642 patients (30,7 %) with a diagnosis different from tuberculosis (COPD, pneumonia, cancer and others). In our study, the sensitivity of the tuberculin skin test for active tuberculosis infection was 95 %. The present study revealed a high prevalence of tuberculosis infection among hospitalized patients in a pneumological department. Further studies are needed to assess the usefulness of routine tuberculin skin testing in hospitalized populations.

1 Herrn Prof. Dr. med. Heinrich Matthys zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet

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