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- Presumed tuberculosis case reported on USF campus
A presumed case of tuberculosis involving student at the University of South Florida's campus was reported to the Hillsborough County Health Department this week. - Single case of tuberculosis at high school in Colorado forces widespread testing
Some 40 percent of 140 students and staff exposed to tuberculosis at Longmont High School have tested positive for latent TB, a rate that one expert called "absolutely astounding. - Lens Blog: Misha Friedman's Photographs of Tuberculosis
Misha Friedman quit his job at Doctors Without Borders to freelance as a photographer. His images of tuberculosis in Russia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are haunting. But Mr. Friedman isn't sure how much good they have done. - 150 will undergo tuberculosis testing at USF after possible exposure to disease
The decision comes after a USF student is presumed to have a case of tuberculosis. - TB Screen Glows Green
Infection by GFP-encoding viruses enables quick, easy detection of tuberculosis in patient samples. - 150 at USF to be tested for tuberculosis
TAMPA, Florida — About 150 people at the University of South Florida will be tested for tuberculosis after a student is believed to have come down with the illness. - About 150 people at USF to be tested for tuberculosis
TAMPA, Florida — About 150 people at the University of South Florida will be tested for tuberculosis after a student is believed to have come down with the illness. - Woodford inmate had tuberculosis
A man who was an inmate last summer at the Woodford County Jail was diagnosed with tuberculosis, but the disease didn't threaten the general public, health officials said this week. - Tuberculosis alert at USF
This week, 150 students at the University of South Florida were notified they may have had contact with a student suspected of having tuberculosis. - 'Goldilocks' gene could determine best treatment for tuberculosis patients
Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from Oxford University, King's College London, Vietnam and the USA.
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- Tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually ... - Category:Tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. - Tuberculosis treatment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuberculosis treatment refers to the medical treatment of the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB). The standard "short" course treatment for TB is isoniazid, rifampicin (also ... - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a pathogenic bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis (TB). First discovered in ... - Tuberculosis radiology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A posterior-anterior (PA) chest X-ray is the standard view used; other views (lateral or lordotic) or CT scans may be necessary. In active pulmonary TB, infiltrates or ... - Tuberculosis vaccines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuberculosis vaccines are vaccinations intended for the prevention of tuberculosis. There is currently only one tuberculosis vaccine available, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). - Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free ...
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis caused by bacteria that are resistant to the most effective anti-TB drugs. - Miliary tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miliary tuberculosis (also known as "disseminated tuberculosis", "tuberculosis cutis acuta generalisata", and "Tuberculosis cutis disseminata") is a form of tuberculosis that ... - Latent tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also called latent tuberculosis infection, latent TB or LTBI. Latent tuberculosis is where a patient is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active ... - Tuberculosis diagnosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuberculosis is diagnosed by finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a clinical specimen taken from the patient. While other investigations may strongly suggest ...