Extrapulmonary tb

    • [DOC File]Public Health Fact Sheet

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      What is Tuberculosis (TB)? Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It most often affects the lungs (known as pulmonary tuberculosis), but may occur anywhere in the body (known as extrapulmonary tuberculosis). TB is often classified as active TB disease or latent TB infection (LTBI).

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    • [DOC File]Finding and Diagnosing Tuberculosis Disease and Latent ...

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      Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis . If a patient has a positive tuberculin skin test or interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), consider signs and symptoms of extrapulmonary TB. Follow-up on Suspected Cases of Tuberculosis

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    • [DOC File]Why the Need for a Needs Assessment - Global TB Center

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      extrapulmonary TB – TB disease that occurs in places other than the lungs, such as lymph nodes, pleura, brain, kidneys, or bones; most types of extrapulmonary TB are not infectious false-negative reaction – a negative reaction to the tuberculin skin test in a person who has TB infection; may be caused by anergy, recent infection (within the ...

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    • [DOC File]LETTER TO EDITOR OF THE LANCET (1998)

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      Extrapulmonary TB became an AIDS indicator disease in the 1987 AIDS definition and in the 1993 definition TB, any TB, was defined as an AIDS indicator disease. This was because a limited number of TB patients were tested and a significant proportion (but by no means all) was found positive in an HIV antibody test, the extrapulmonary ...

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    • [DOC File]Treatment of Tuberculosis Disease

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      ‡ RPT should not be used in HIV-infected patients with TB or in patients with extrapulmonary TB. § Therapy should be extended to 9 months if the 2-month culture is positive. ¶ At 2 months, review drug susceptibility and culture results, if applicable, and review these results regularly throughout treatment if the patient is drug resistant.

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    • [DOC File]TB IN THE WORKPLACE GUIDELINES

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      WCIs are generally not indicated for cases of confirmed or suspected sputum AFB-smear negative or extrapulmonary TB. Although the steps outlined in the guidelines need not be followed in the sequence presented, the case manager should ensure that each step is …

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    • [DOC File]TUBERCULOSIS - Global TB Center

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      Although TB is most commonly found in the lungs, it can affect other parts of the body as well (i.e., extrapulmonary TB). (American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP], 2009). Testing for Tuberculosis. School-based TB testing programs generally utilize skin tests, however, school nurses should be familiar with the different methods of testing for TB ...

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    • [DOC File]Collection of Specimen, Preservation ... - Stop TB

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      Extrapulmonary specimens. The laboratory may receive a variety of specimens for diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB – body fluids, tissues, urine etc. These specimens may be broadly divided into two groups which are processed in different ways:

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    • [DOC File]WHO | World Health Organization

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      Any protocol used to confirm the diagnosis of TB should involve adequate clinical assessment in order to avoid treating false TB cases. False diagnoses of TB primarily occur in the absence of bacteriological testing, such as in cases of non bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB, or in extrapulmonary TB or childhood TB.

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