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*[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/corecurr/default.htm Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know.] 4th edition (2000). Updated Aug 2003. | *[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/corecurr/default.htm Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know.] 4th edition (2000). Updated Aug 2003. | ||
*(CDC) - Division of Tuberculosis Elimination [http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/default.htm News and updates.] | *(CDC) - Division of Tuberculosis Elimination [http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/default.htm News and updates.] | ||
*(CDC) - [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs/default.htm Questions and Answers About TB, 2007.] | *(CDC) - [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs/default.htm Questions and Answers About TB, 2007.] | ||
*[[World Health Organization]] (WHO). [http://www.who.int/tb/en/ Tuberculosis.] | *[[World Health Organization]] (WHO). [http://www.who.int/tb/en/ Tuberculosis.] | ||
*(CDC) [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/rphcs.htm Respiratory Protection in Health-Care Settings] | *(CDC) [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/rphcs.htm Respiratory Protection in Health-Care Settings] | ||
*(CDC) [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/ichcs.htm Infection Control in Health-Care Settings] | *(CDC) [http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/ichcs.htm Infection Control in Health-Care Settings] | ||
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Tuberculosis On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Somal Khan
Overview
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Causes
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Related Chapters
- 2007 tuberculosis scare
- Abreugraphy
- ATC code J04 Drugs for treatment of TB
- Buruli ulcer and leprosy: other diseases caused by mycobacteria
- Latent tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Structural Genomics Consortium
- National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
- Philip D'Arcy Hart
- UNITAID
- Nosocomial infection
External Links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know. 4th edition (2000). Updated Aug 2003.
- (CDC) - Division of Tuberculosis Elimination News and updates.
- (CDC) - Questions and Answers About TB, 2007.
- World Health Organization (WHO). Tuberculosis.
- (CDC) Respiratory Protection in Health-Care Settings
- (CDC) Infection Control in Health-Care Settings
- (CDC) Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease
- (CDC) Treatment of Tuberculosis: American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
- (CDC) Tuberculosis Information for International Travelers
- (CDC) Trends in Tuberculosis, 2006 – United States