Tuberculosis Infection and Latent Tuberculosis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 201-206, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-125749
ABSTRACT
Active tuberculosis (TB) has a greater burden of TB bacilli than latent TB and acts as an infection source for contacts. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the state in which humans are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis without any clinical symptoms, radiological abnormality, or microbiological evidence. TB is transmissible by respiratory droplet nucleus of 1–5 µm in diameter, containing 1–10 TB bacilli. TB transmission is affected by the strength of the infectious source, infectiousness of TB bacilli, immunoresistance of the host, environmental stresses, and biosocial factors. Infection controls to reduce TB transmission consist of managerial activities, administrative control, engineering control, environmental control, and personal protective equipment provision. However, diagnosis and treatment for LTBI as a national TB control program is an important strategy on the precondition that active TB is not missed. Therefore, more concrete evidences for LTBI management based on clinical and public perspectives are needed.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
/
Controle de Infecções
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Diagnóstico
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Tuberculose Latente
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Equipamento de Proteção Individual
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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