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  1. Tuberculosis Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Tuberculosis Screening What is a tuberculosis (TB) screening? A tuberculosis screening test checks to see if you have the bacteria (germs) that cause tuberculosis (TB) in your body. TB is a bacterial ... Lung Association [Internet]. Chicago: American Lung Association; c2022. Tuberculosis Symptoms and Diagnosis; [updated 2020 Mar 9; cited ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/tuberculosis-screening - Medical Tests
  2. Disseminated tuberculosis 
    Disseminated tuberculosis is a mycobacterial infection in which mycobacteria spread from the lungs to other parts of the body ... Tuberculosis (TB) infection can develop after breathing in droplets sprayed into the air from a cough or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000624.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Pulmonary tuberculosis 
    Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs. It may spread to other organs. ... Pulmonary TB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M tuberculosis) . TB is contagious. This means the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000077.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Taking medicines to treat tuberculosis 
    Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection that mainly involves the lungs, but may spread to other ... Bailey TC, Philips JA. Tuberculosis. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. ... ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 299. Horne DJ, Payam ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000425.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Tuberculosis (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Tuberculosis/Children ... Tuberculosis ... Nemours Foundation ... pediatric tuberculosis, pediatric TB, teen tuberculosis, teen TB, kid tuberculosis, kid TB, latent ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/tuberculosis.html - External Health Links
  6. Tuberculosis in the lung (image) 
    Tuberculosis is caused by a group of organisms: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M bovis , M africanum and a few other rarer subtypes. Tuberculosis usually appears as a lung (pulmonary) infection. However, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1034.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Tuberculosis, advanced - chest x-rays (image) 
    Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that causes inflammation, the formation of tubercles and other growths within tissue, ... death. These chest x-rays show advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. There are multiple light areas (opacities) of varying ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1607.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Sputum stain for mycobacteria 
    ... check for a type of bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other infections. ... The test is performed when your provider suspects tuberculosis or other mycobacterium infection.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003724.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Tuberculosis of the lungs (image) 
    Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease that primarily involves the lungs. Tuberculosis may develop after inhaling infected ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19099.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Learn about Tuberculosis (American Lung Association)  
    Tuberculosis/Start Here ... Tuberculosis ... American Lung Association ... It's not easy to become infected with TB. And there's a difference between being infected ...
    https://www.lung.org/.../tuberculosis/learn-about-tuberculosis - External Health Links
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