The Importance of Changes in Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis
Authors: WILLIAM W. STEAD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Editorial Notes1 August 1969The Importance of Changes in Diagnostic Standards and Classification of TuberculosisWILLIAM W. STEAD, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM W. STEAD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-71-2-424 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA significant step has been taken to integrate tuberculosis into medicine. For years Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis, published by the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association (NTRDA), has presented tuberculosis as a mysterious infection not subject to the laws of nature. In the Twelfth Edition, recently released by the NTRDA, Dr. A. Falk and his committee (1) have presented a much more rational view of tuberculosis.Previous editions ofDiagnostic Standardshave ascribed many cases of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis to reinfection of a host already sensitized by a previous infection, a concept that has long been an anathema...References1. : Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis, National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, New York, 1969. Google Scholar2. ASSMANN H: Über eine typische Form isolierte tuberkuloser Lungenherde im klinischen Beginn der Entwicklung. Beit. Klin. Tuberk. 60: 527, 1925. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. HEIMBECK J: The infection of tuberculosis. Acta. Med. Scand. 34 (suppl.): 143, 1930. Google Scholar4. WALLGREN A: From childhood infection to adult type of pulmonary tuberculosis. J. Lancet 56: 237, 1936. Google Scholar5. WALLGREN A: Pulmonary tuberculosis in children, in Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults and Children, edited by MILLER, J. A., WALLGREN, A., Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York, 1939. Google Scholar6. STEAD WW: Pathogenesis of a first episode of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis in man: recrudescence of residuals of the primary infection or exogenous reinfection? Amer. Rev. Resp. Dis. 95: 729, 1967. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. STEADKERBYSCHLUETERJORDAHL WWGRDPCW: The clinical spectrum of primary tuberculosis in adults: confusion with reinfection in the pathogenesis of chronic tuberculosis. Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 731, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar8. American Thoracic Society statement on chemoprophylaxis for the prevention of tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Resp. Dis. 96: 558, 1967. Google Scholar9. WEST JB: Regional differences in gas exchange in the lung in erect man. J. Appl. Physiol. 17: 893, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Marquette School of Medicine Milwaukee County General Hospital Milwaukee, Wis. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByDestructive polyarthritis secondary tomycobacterium kansasii 1 August 1969Volume 71, Issue 2Page: 424-426KeywordsDiagnostic medicineInfectious diseasesPulmonary diseasesTuberculosisUpper respiratory tract infections Issue Published: 1 August 1969 PDF DownloadLoading ...