PPT-Targeted Tuberculosis (TB) Testing and

Treatment of Latent TB Infection December 2011 National Center for HIVAIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Targeted TB Testing and Treatment of Latent TB Infection. Government stewardship and accountability with monitoring and evaluation 2 Strong coalition with civil society organizations and communities 3 Protection and promotion of human rights ethics and equity 4 Adaptation of the strategy and targets at cou Dr. . Pendru. . Raghunath. Reddy. Mycobacteia. are slender rods that sometimes show branching,. filamentous forms resembling fungal mycelium. Classification. The genus Mycobacterium contains three groups. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. What is . it?. . Tuberculosis is a slow growing infection that is caused by . mycobacterium tuberculosis. , multiplying once every 15-24 hours. M. ost commonly found in the lungs (pulmonary TB), but may also affect bone tissue, the central nervous system and other organs. Why do we test?. 1. We want to prevent an outbreak of Tuberculosis in our campus community. 2. We want to find those that are affected and get them treated so you are able to continue to participate in your schooling. . ’ . Q’aqa. ’. Tuberculosis is a communicable chronic granulomatous disease caused by . Mycobacterium tuberculosis. . It usually involves the lungs but may affect any organ or tissue in the body. Typically, the centers of tubercular granulomas undergo . Targeted Testing and . the Diagnosis of . Latent Tuberculosis . Infection and . Tuberculosis Disease. Module 3 – Targeted Testing and the Diagnosis of . Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Disease. Bradley Allen, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA. Indiana University School of Medicine. Division of Infectious Diseases. Roudebush VAMC. Indianapolis. March 2017. Disclosures. Medical Consultant, TB Control Program. Epidemiology . of Tuberculosis. Module 2: Objectives. At completion of this module, learners will be able to:. Describe how the number of TB cases reported in the U.S has changed over the last 60 years. Overview of knowledge and attitude towards Pulmonary Tuberculosis Disease among Indonesian Housewives who join “ Posyandu Lansia ”: Preliminary Study Nur Akbar , Astuti Yuni Nursasi , Bahtiar Mrs.Indumathi. Lecturer . YNC. OBJECTIVE. By the end of the session the student will be able to:. define tuberculosis. explain the epidemiological triad of tuberculosis. identify the mode of transmission and incubation period. Madrid 7. th. May 2014. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Evolution of Functional Diversity. 844 badgers . caught . and . sampled. disease detection by serology . 262 captured . more than . once. . were test . Dr.. . Mohed. Shaker. A Brief History of Tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis (phthisis) described since the time of . Hippocrates (460 BC - 370 BC). . 1689: Doctor Richard Morton . used the term . “consumption”. Dierberg KL, Dorjee K, Salvo F, Cronin WA, Boddy J, Cirillo D, et al. Improved Detection of Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis among Tibetan Refugees, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016;22(3):463-468. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.140732. Shah N, Richardson J, Moodley P, Moodley S, Babaria P, Ramtahal M, et al. Increasing Drug Resistance in Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, South Africa. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(3):510-513. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1703.101363.