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23 de may. de 2024 · Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body.
8 de may. de 2024 · M. tuberculosis organisms are also called tubercle bacilli or TB bacteria. TB bacteria usually attack the lungs but can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. TB can also affect multiple parts of the body at the same time. For example, TB can affect both the lungs and lymph nodes.
Hace 3 días · BCG is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (virulence-reduced) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, that has lost its ability to cause disease in humans. It is specially subcultured in a culture medium, usually Middlebrook 7H9 . [94]
23 de may. de 2024 · Tuberculosis management describes the techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB) or simply a treatment plan for TB. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid , rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide , and ethambutol for the first two months.
21 de may. de 2024 · Tuberculosis (commonly abbreviated to TB, short for tubercle bacillus) encompasses an enormously wide disease spectrum affecting multiple organs and body systems predominantly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
8 de may. de 2024 · Key points. Most individuals with tuberculosis (TB) disease have one or more symptoms. Symptoms of TB disease may vary depending on the part of the body affected. Why TB Patients Seek Medical Care. Usually, TB disease is diagnosed when someone with symptoms seeks medical care.
Hace 2 días · Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is a form of TB disease caused by a strain of M. tuberculosis complex that is resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid. Globally, an estimated 410 000 people (95% UI: 370 000–450 000) developed multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) in 2022.
