|
Follow the links below to find information on tuberculosis.
Reviewed September 2008
Printer friendly page
| Results 1 to 20 displayed. |
|
1
2
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis (Comment for consumers)
|
| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
|
| Description: |
BCG vaccination helps to control tuberculosis. The vaccine is reserved for people who may have a higher risk of catching tuberculosis. This includes people who are travelling to countries where tuberculosis is common.
|
| Date: |
Dec 2003
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis treatment
|
| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
|
| Description: |
Treatment of tuberculosis (TB) takes six to nine months and sometimes longer. The tablets you take may cause some side effects such as itchiness or an upset stomach. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis could become resistant to treatment if you do not take your medication regularly.
|
| Date: |
Sep 2007
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis (TB)
|
| Publisher: |
Queensland Health
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that can affect almost any part of the body but most commonly the lungs - called pulmonary tuberculosis. Although the risk of developing TB is low and it is well controlled in Qld, TB hasn't been eradicated from anywhere in the world, so new cases do occur.
|
| Date: |
Jul 2008
|
| Title: |
Rifabutin for treating pulmonary tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Among current challenges in tuberculosis treatment are reducing the length of time that drugs must be taken to less than six months and finding ways to safely combine tuberculosis drugs with those used in the treatment of HIV infection. Rifabutin is a d...
|
| Date: |
Aug 2007
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
myDr
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the germ Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
|
| Date: |
Aug 2006
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
The Australian Lung Foundation
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis or TB is an illness caused by a germ called "mycobacterium tuberculosis". TB is mostly caught by breathing in the tiny drops coughed up or sneezed by a person who has TB. These drops are invisible and may contain TB germs. Once inhaled, the germs invade the lungs and slowly multiply.
|
| Date: |
May 2008
|
| Title: |
Nutritional supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that mostly affects the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis), but it can also affect the nerves, circulation, bones, and joints. It can occur in a 'latent phase' where people are infected but suffer no symptoms. However, ...
|
| Date: |
Jun 2008
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis information
|
| Publisher: |
Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease caused by the bacteria (germ) Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB can damage a person's lungs or other parts of the body and cause serious illness.
|
| Date: |
Jan 2002
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
|
| Description: |
These web pages provide information and resources about the burden of tuberculosis within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
|
| Date: |
Aug 2008
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis (TB)
|
| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon infectious disease in Victoria that typically affects the lungs but may infect any other organ of the body. TB can only be passed from person to person when someone with active TB of the lungs coughs or sneezes. It can be effectively treated with medications.
|
| Date: |
Feb 2008
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis laboratory case definition
|
| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
|
| Description: |
The Public Health Laboratory Network have developed a standard case definition for the diagnosis of diseases which are notifiable in Australia. This page contains the laboratory case definition for tuberculosis.
|
| Date: |
Oct 2006
|
| Title: |
Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV infected persons
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
People infected with HIV/AIDS are at increased risk of getting tuberculosis (TB), which can lead to an earlier death. Most people infected with TB never get TB symptoms. This is called latent TB. However, about 30% of people with HIV who have latent TB ...
|
| Date: |
Nov 2003
|
| Title: |
Fully intermittent dosing with drugs for treating tuberculosis in adults
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Rifampicin-containing drug combinations can achieve high cure rates in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis when given for six months. Such treatment can be given either daily or intermittently (eg three times a week) from the beginning. This review com...
|
| Date: |
Aug 2001
|
| Title: |
Isoniazid for preventing tuberculosis in non-HIV infected persons
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious bacterial infection and it is estimated that about a third of the world's population is infected with TB. There are a number of types, such as pulmonary TB (bacteria residing in a person's lungs) and spinal TB (in the spin...
|
| Date: |
Nov 1998
|
| Title: |
Low level laser therapy for treating tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious bacterial infection that can affect different parts of the body such as the lungs (pulmonary TB) or the spine (spinal TB). Some bacteria can be drug resistant, and some people may have the infection alongside another medic...
|
| Date: |
Feb 2006
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis notifications in Australia Annual reports
|
| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
|
| Description: |
This page contains links to annual reports on tuberculosis notifications in Australia and reports on bacteriologically confirmed cases and drug resistance, produced by the Australian Mycobacterium Laboratory Reference Network from 1994. Both HTML and PDF versions are available.
|
| Date: |
Mar 2008
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis Q & A
|
| Publisher: |
myDr
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious, potentially fatal, infection that most commonly affects the lungs.
|
| Date: |
Dec 2007
|
| Title: |
Routine surgery in addition to chemotherapy for treating spinal tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Spinal tuberculosis (spinal TB) occurs in about 1% to 2% of people with TB (the most common infectious disease in the world). The disease can have a major impact on people's lives. Nerves can be squeezed causing pain, loss of feeling, and breathing prob...
|
| Date: |
Nov 2005
|
| Title: |
Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
|
| Description: |
Directly observing people taking their tuberculosis drugs did not improve the cure rate compared with people without direct monitoring of treatmentTuberculosis is a very serious health problem with two million people dying each year, mostly in low-incom...
|
| Date: |
Aug 2007
|
| Title: |
Tuberculosis
|
| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
|
| Description: |
Tuberculosis is one if the oldest diseases known, and is very common where there are crowded cities and poor living conditions.
|
| Date: |
Sep 2007
|
| Results 1 to 20 displayed. |
|
1
2
|
|