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'''For patient information, click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]''' | '''For patient information, click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]''' | ||
'''For more information on the bacterium, click [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis|here]]''' | '''For more information on the bacterium, click [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis|here]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, 27 December 2012
For patient information, click here
For more information on the bacterium, click here
Tuberculosis | |
Chest X-Ray of a patient suffering from tuberculosis |
Tuberculosis Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
Case Studies |
Tuberculosis On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Tuberculosis |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Somal Khan
Synonyms and keywords: TB
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Tuberculosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Related Chapters
- Tuberculosis radiology
- Tuberculosis diagnosis
- 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
- (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.
- (CDC) - Treatment of Tuberculosis: American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America