Tuberculosis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment (863 words, 4 pages)
Tuberculosis (TB)Tuberculosis1. Identification-identification requires finding the organismMycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of TB. Respiratory symptomsshould prompt an exam of the sputum, first by an acid-fast smear, then byculture and identification of the organism. The smear results should beavailable in hours. If positive, a diagnosis of TB should be assumed andtreatment started. ...
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