Tuberculosis pulmonar pdf elsevier

Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Mar 23, 2018 tuberculosis remains the worlds leading cause of death from an infectious disease, responsible for more than 16 million deaths annually. Tuberculosis revista medica clinica las condes elsevier. Consensus document on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Tuberculosis remains the worlds leading cause of death from an infectious disease, responsible for more than 16 million deaths annually. Tuberculosis, mycobacterium tuberculosis, tetraterapia, bacilos resistentes, infeccion. Patogenia, diagnostico y tratamiento offarm elsevier. Tuberculosis tratamientos, sintomas e informacion en cuidateplus. Who estimated 600 000 cases of rifampicinresistant tuberculosis in 2016of which 490 000 were multidrug resistant, with less than 50% survival after receiving recommended treatment regimens.

Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Enfermedad pulmonar intersticial 97884912608 elsevier. Tuberculosis is a speciality journal focusing on basic experimental research on tuberculosis, notably on bacteriological, immunological and pathogenesis aspects of the disease. Among immigrants to the west from the indian subcontinent, subsaharan africa, south east asia, the baltic states and russia especially if they were previously imprisoned 4, the prevalence of tuberculosis is much higher than among the native white population. Most infections do not have symptoms, in which case it is known as latent tuberculosis. Steven e weinberger, barbara a cockrill, and jess mandel, provides a superbly illustrated introduction to this fastchanging field. Extrapulmonary and disseminated forms are more common in immunosuppressed patients. The modest gains achieved thus far are threatened by high prevalence of hiv, persisting global poverty, and. With an emphasis on the pathophysiologic basis of pulmonary disease, principles of pulmonary medicine, 7th edition, by drs. Pulmonary tuberculosis tb is a common worldwide infection and a medical and social problem causing high mortality and morbidity, especially in developing countries. Tuberculosis is the most prevalent infectious disease of the world.

Tuberculosis tb is an infectious disease usually caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis mtb bacteria. Conventional methods for mycobacteriological culture, identification of an m. About 10% of latent infections progress to active disease which. Nov 02, 2016 tuberculosis pulmonar, neumologia, dr.

Although the worldwide incidence of tuberculosis has been slowly decreasing, the global disease burden remains substantial. Chemoprophylaxis update on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis summary tuberculosis tb remains the most important human infectious. Spain is one of the countries with the highest number of reported cases. Tuberculosis is a speciality journal focusing on basic experimental research on tuberculosis, notably on bacteriological, immunological and pathogenesis aspects.