在8~10 周内,感染者最可能检测出潜伏期 TB 感染阳性。 The progression from latent TB infection to TB disease occurs when the granuloma break open and the TB bacteria multiply. Then the person becomes sick with TB disease and may be inf...
“The antimicrobial resistance occurs when the disease causing microbes like parasites, fungus, bacteria and viruses develop resistance against the drugs which were once effectively used to neutralize them. Increased resistance is because of the structure of the microbes is altered by prolonged exposure ...
TB control is a priority for the Indian government and they have set an ambitious target to eliminate the disease by 2025 [2]. Despite a 24% reduction in incidence over the past decade [3], an increase in cases is expected due to pandemic-related setbacks [1, 4]. Specifically, models ...
The disease can spread to adjacent spinal vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs, leading to vertebral body collapse, which is clinically manifested as kyphosis or gibbous. Lower-extremity paralysis occurs in up to half of patients with undiagnosed Pott disease. Although any joint may be affected,...
When this occurs, treatment is often still possible, but it is complex, long, challenging, and expensive. Treatment can disrupt lives and have serious, potentially life-threatening side effects. Rates of drug-resistant TB remain relatively low in the United States, though nearly half a million ...
TB is spread when a person with active disease speaks, coughs, sneezes or spits. Ongoing, frequent, or close contact with people with active TB increases the risk of transmission, such as living with a family member with TB or in a prison or long-term care facility. TB can also be spre...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a well known infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis ~lung TB). However, it can affect various other sites of the body and is then referred to as extrapulmonary TB. When it affects the bone, it is known as tuberculous osteomyelitis or sim...
TB disease occurs in 5 to 10% of people with TB infection. Patients with TB disease usually develop symptoms of tuberculosis and can spread the disease to others. A TB skin test may be performed to screen for TB infections or to assist in diagnosing TB disease: ...
Night sweats refer to regular occurrences of extreme perspiration. This usually occurs as a result of an underlying medical condition and may be linked to ailments like cough,diarrheaand fever. Waking up in a sweat for no feasible reason should not be taken lightly. It may indicate an underlyin...
Smear-negative TB is more common when HIV coinfection is present. Because smear-negative TB is common, HIV-TB coinfection is often considered a paucibacillary disease state. TB may develop early in AIDS and may be its presenting manifestation. Hematogenous dissemination of TB in patients with HI...