概述：通过验血测量血液中结核病抗体的检查方法被广泛使用

Hints:
TB
sputum
Dowdy
antibody
Madhukar Pai
epidemiologist
McGill University
Montreal
World Health Organization (WHO)
校对：静xing
翻译：lahmmsc
组长：澈底
答疑：静xing
Traditional tests for TB examine the sputum, a material found in a person's lungs. Active TB is identified if certain bacterium grows in the test material. However, these tests take longer to carry out. Dr. Dowdy says the blood tests are widely used because of the speed of results. "What these t…
检验肺结核的传统方法是验痰，痰见于人体的肺中。如果在痰中检测出有某种细菌生长，那么可判定为阳性肺结核。但是，这些检验需要很长时间。道迪博士说由于验血可以很快得到结果，因此现在广泛采用该方法。 “这些检验可检测出身体里对抗肺结核的抗体，因此，当人们一旦感染肺结核，就会产生抗体。目前的问题在于每个人身…