Drug-resistant TB
... MDR-TB Defined • Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis is defined as “strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that are resistant to both isoniazid and rifampin with or without resistance to other drugs” (Blondal 2007). • Second-line antibiotics => much more expensive, more toxic, are difficult to sterili ...
... MDR-TB Defined • Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis is defined as “strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that are resistant to both isoniazid and rifampin with or without resistance to other drugs” (Blondal 2007). • Second-line antibiotics => much more expensive, more toxic, are difficult to sterili ...
TB intro
... World Lung Foundation (2008) and http://pathport.vbi.vt.edu/pathinfo/pathogens/Tuberculosis_2.html ...
... World Lung Foundation (2008) and http://pathport.vbi.vt.edu/pathinfo/pathogens/Tuberculosis_2.html ...
Tuberculosis
... are able to keep the infection in check and do not become ill. In 10%, however, the disease will develop after a number of weeks, months or years, if the bacteria multiply in the lungs. Infants (under 5 years of age) and people with diseases that lower immunity (e.g. HIV) are more likely to become i ...
... are able to keep the infection in check and do not become ill. In 10%, however, the disease will develop after a number of weeks, months or years, if the bacteria multiply in the lungs. Infants (under 5 years of age) and people with diseases that lower immunity (e.g. HIV) are more likely to become i ...
Perinatal tuberculosis
... • is the most widely used vaccination • was developed in the 1930's and it remains the only vaccination available against tuberculosis today • does not ensure against exposure to and development of tuberculoses disease, but offers significant protection against serious and widespread invasion • the ...
... • is the most widely used vaccination • was developed in the 1930's and it remains the only vaccination available against tuberculosis today • does not ensure against exposure to and development of tuberculoses disease, but offers significant protection against serious and widespread invasion • the ...
Powerpoint
... - will not transmit from person to person - the spores can be used as a bioterroist weapon, as was the case in 2001, when the spores had been intentionally distributed through the postal system, causing 22 cases of anthrax, including 5 deaths ...
... - will not transmit from person to person - the spores can be used as a bioterroist weapon, as was the case in 2001, when the spores had been intentionally distributed through the postal system, causing 22 cases of anthrax, including 5 deaths ...
Tuberculosis Fact Sheet - New Mexico Department of Health
... includes the use of special airborne isolation rooms so that air from the infected patient does not come in contact with others. Clients being treated at home who may be infectious are asked to isolate themselves by doing things such as not having visitors and staying in their own home until they ar ...
... includes the use of special airborne isolation rooms so that air from the infected patient does not come in contact with others. Clients being treated at home who may be infectious are asked to isolate themselves by doing things such as not having visitors and staying in their own home until they ar ...
CCITB - EUCO-Net
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... .UT156 .UT220 .UT226 .UT230 .UT251 .UT259 .UT312 .UT108 .UT174 .UT213 .UT245 .UT164 .UT171 .UT194 .UT201 .UT214 .UT228 ...
슬라이드 1
... TB, (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) was a much more prevalent disease in the past than it is today, and it was responsible for the deaths of about one billion people during the last two centuries. TB chemotherapy in the 1950s, along with the widespread use of BCG vaccine, had a great impact on further ...
... TB, (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) was a much more prevalent disease in the past than it is today, and it was responsible for the deaths of about one billion people during the last two centuries. TB chemotherapy in the 1950s, along with the widespread use of BCG vaccine, had a great impact on further ...
Professor Stephen D Lawn, 1966–2016
... Cape Town in 2005 with further funding from the Wellcome Trust. For the next seven years, based at the University of Cape Town’s Institute of Infectious Diseases and ...
... Cape Town in 2005 with further funding from the Wellcome Trust. For the next seven years, based at the University of Cape Town’s Institute of Infectious Diseases and ...
Jeanette Henson Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Concordia
... “One of the most striking findings of the present study was that the majority of TB patients in Belarus who have had previous treatment for the disease have MDR-TB. This finding, similar to an observation made in Minsk, indicate that the common practice of re-treating TB cases with only first-line d ...
... “One of the most striking findings of the present study was that the majority of TB patients in Belarus who have had previous treatment for the disease have MDR-TB. This finding, similar to an observation made in Minsk, indicate that the common practice of re-treating TB cases with only first-line d ...
The European Respiratory Journal targets tuberculosis EDITORIAL C. Lange*, W.W. Yew
... vulnerable populations, the positive predictive value of IGRAs for the development of TB in a latently infected person may one day be of relevance for decisions on early treatment [9]. However, as in the case of tuberculin skin testing, current generations of IGRAs are not able to distinguish indivi ...
... vulnerable populations, the positive predictive value of IGRAs for the development of TB in a latently infected person may one day be of relevance for decisions on early treatment [9]. However, as in the case of tuberculin skin testing, current generations of IGRAs are not able to distinguish indivi ...
Tuberculosis - Austin Community College
... Large number of immigrants, college students and visitors FROM: ...
... Large number of immigrants, college students and visitors FROM: ...
Controversial topics in tuberculosis EDITORIAL J.A. Caminero*, A. Torres
... affected the poorest strata of society. Such a long time of common life with men has endowed Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causal agent, with the best adaptation among all known human pathogens. Therefore, it has remained in a quiescent state within a large number of individuals, generating neithe ...
... affected the poorest strata of society. Such a long time of common life with men has endowed Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causal agent, with the best adaptation among all known human pathogens. Therefore, it has remained in a quiescent state within a large number of individuals, generating neithe ...
14inflam3texts
... TUBERCULOSIS Morphological features primary infect (Ghon focus) & primary complex caseification isolated organ metastasis tubercle, exsudate, cavity early and late generalisation ...
... TUBERCULOSIS Morphological features primary infect (Ghon focus) & primary complex caseification isolated organ metastasis tubercle, exsudate, cavity early and late generalisation ...
THE GENUS MYCOBACTERIUM
... are about 50 species of mycobacteria, which are divisible into two major groups, the slow and rapid growers, atlhough the growth rate of the latter is slow relative to that of most other bacteria. ...
... are about 50 species of mycobacteria, which are divisible into two major groups, the slow and rapid growers, atlhough the growth rate of the latter is slow relative to that of most other bacteria. ...
What is TB?
... • Gain knowledge of the disease process • Be aware of local epidemiology / prevalence • Recognise why TB is making a come back •To understand the role of BCG vaccination and who requires it • Know the role of the TB nurse • Where to seek advice ...
... • Gain knowledge of the disease process • Be aware of local epidemiology / prevalence • Recognise why TB is making a come back •To understand the role of BCG vaccination and who requires it • Know the role of the TB nurse • Where to seek advice ...
Tuberculosis Control: Think Globally, Act Locally
... • We have shut down 4 out of 23 Tuberculosis clinics in the last 2 years, most problematically in Framingham and New Bedford, where there are high-risk populations • Proposals have been floated to charge patients for secondary TB tests and TB medications ...
... • We have shut down 4 out of 23 Tuberculosis clinics in the last 2 years, most problematically in Framingham and New Bedford, where there are high-risk populations • Proposals have been floated to charge patients for secondary TB tests and TB medications ...
CME Exam and Evaluation (1 CME credit)
... The incidence of tuberculosis in Europe is falling. A cure rate of 85% is acceptable. Most individuals with tuberculosis have symptoms. A chest radiograph is the best way of diagnosing active tuberculosis. Smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis is as infectious as smear-positive disease. 2. Which of ...
... The incidence of tuberculosis in Europe is falling. A cure rate of 85% is acceptable. Most individuals with tuberculosis have symptoms. A chest radiograph is the best way of diagnosing active tuberculosis. Smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis is as infectious as smear-positive disease. 2. Which of ...
Tuberculosis is declared a global epidemic with
... a global emergency and major public health threat. According to World Health Organization official, Levon Arevshatian, "It is estimated that TB kills some three million people per year, representing more than five percent deaths globally." New therapies needed against TB, the most lethal of all infe ...
... a global emergency and major public health threat. According to World Health Organization official, Levon Arevshatian, "It is estimated that TB kills some three million people per year, representing more than five percent deaths globally." New therapies needed against TB, the most lethal of all infe ...
File
... Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a small, aerobic, nonmotile bacillus. It divides every 16 to 20 hours, which is an extremely slow rate compa ...
... Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a small, aerobic, nonmotile bacillus. It divides every 16 to 20 hours, which is an extremely slow rate compa ...
If you have a positive IGRA test
... mean that you are ill. It is believed that approximately 1/3 of the world’s population are IGRA positive without suffering from tuberculosis, meaning they have what is called latent tuberculosis infection. Is latent tuberculosis infection dangerous? A person with a latent tuberculosis infection ...
... mean that you are ill. It is believed that approximately 1/3 of the world’s population are IGRA positive without suffering from tuberculosis, meaning they have what is called latent tuberculosis infection. Is latent tuberculosis infection dangerous? A person with a latent tuberculosis infection ...
Tuberculosis
... caused by a bacterium; that most commonly affects the lungs.” It can also be a crippling and deadly disease, and is on the rise in both developed and developing worlds. Globally, it is the leading cause of deaths resulting from a single infectious disease. ...
... caused by a bacterium; that most commonly affects the lungs.” It can also be a crippling and deadly disease, and is on the rise in both developed and developing worlds. Globally, it is the leading cause of deaths resulting from a single infectious disease. ...
Top margin 1
... The new drug inhibits an enzyme that TB needs to infect a person, and without this enzyme, the bacterium explodes. Identifying this target was in itself the major discovery in this research since it paves the way for further therapeutic prospects. The drug is now exiting pre-clinical research, and i ...
... The new drug inhibits an enzyme that TB needs to infect a person, and without this enzyme, the bacterium explodes. Identifying this target was in itself the major discovery in this research since it paves the way for further therapeutic prospects. The drug is now exiting pre-clinical research, and i ...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogenic bacterial species in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis. First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, M. tuberculosis has an unusual, waxy coating on its cell surface (primarily due to the presence of mycolic acid), which makes the cells impervious to Gram staining. The Ziehl-Neelsen stain, or acid-fast stain, is used instead. The physiology of M. tuberculosis is highly aerobic and requires high levels of oxygen. Primarily a pathogen of the mammalian respiratory system, it infects the lungs. The most frequently used diagnostic methods for tuberculosis are the tuberculin skin test, acid-fast stain, and chest radiographs.The M. tuberculosis genome was sequenced in 1998.