3 results
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... result with no clinical ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... #Active #LatentTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... NAA (PCR) and Culture
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... NAA (PCR) and Culture