呼吸道传染病标本采集及检测专家共识

Expert consensus on specimen collection and detection of respiratory infectious diseases

呼吸道传染病临床特点多表现为发热和(或)呼吸道症状,病原学组成复杂,标本类型选择多样,如何从发热伴呼吸道症候群患者中早期正确识别出潜在呼吸道传染病患者是防控的关键环节。增强医务人员对呼吸道传染病临床特点的认知,规范临床标本采集,选择病原学检测技术及恰当的解读报告,是十分重要的。因此,组织专家对上述问题进行讨论并撰写专家共识,以期提高各级、各类医疗机构对呼吸道传染病的早期识别和诊断能力。

The common clinical characteristics of respiratory infectious diseases are fever and/or respiratory symptoms with complicated etiological factors,which make the selection of the specimens become multifold.The key point lies in earlier identification of the potential contagious patients from those who have respiratory symptoms in terms of prevention and control of these diseases.It is crucial to improve the knowledge and practice regarding the clinical characteristics of these diseases in medical staffs.Meanwhile,standardization of the collection of clinical specimens,selection of an appropriate examination approach,and establishment of a proper report are also important.In this regard,this expert consensus was written after a deep discussion concerning the above mentioned issues.The consensus can contribute to improving the performance of early diagnosis and identification to fight against these respiratory infectious diseases at all levels of medical institutions.