An Update on Global Tuberculosis (TB)

Tuberculosis globally results in almost 2 million human deaths annually, with 1 in 4 deaths from tuberculosis being human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related. Primarily a pathogen of the respiratory system, aerobic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Talip, Balkis A., Sleator, Roy D., Lowery, Colm J., Dooley, James S.G., Snelling, William J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2013
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24847176
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S11263
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Sumario:Tuberculosis globally results in almost 2 million human deaths annually, with 1 in 4 deaths from tuberculosis being human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related. Primarily a pathogen of the respiratory system, aerobic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) infects the lungs via the inhalation of infected aerosol droplets generated by people with pulmonary disease through coughing. This review focuses on M. tuberculosis transmission, epidemiology, detection methods and technologies.

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