Tuberculosis

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Reviewed September 2008

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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
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