Tuberculosis

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Reviewed September 2008

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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:   Apr 2009
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:   Apr 2009
Title:   World Tuberculosis Day
Publisher:  
Description:   World TB Day aims to raise awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Media release. World Tuberculosis Day - 24 March
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Although Australia maintains low rates of TB, we cannot afford to be complacent according to the National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Impact of tuberculosis preventive therapy on tuberculosis and mortality in HIV-infected children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of severe lung disease and death in children infected with HIV, particularly those living in areas of high TB prevalence; thus, preventing the infection and disease in HIV-infected children is potentially an important...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Reminder systems and late patient tracers in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review aimed to assess the effects of reminder systems and late patient tracers on patients' adherence to medical advice (such as attending clinic appointments for taking anti-tuberculosis drugs) and on clinical outcomes (such as cure of tuberculos...
Date:   Jun 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
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:   Tuberculosis (TB)
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease 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:   Apr 2008
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:   Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tuberculous meningitis is a serious form of tuberculosis affecting the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. The clinical outcome is poor even when treated with conventional antituberculous drugs...
Date:   Nov 2007
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. Avoid drinking alcohol while on tuberculosis treatment.
Date:   Sep 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
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:   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:   Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No clear evidence that corticosteroids are effective for tuberculous...
Date:   Jul 2007
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:   Tuberculosis
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the germ Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Mantoux skin test
Publisher:   Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   The Mantoux skin test is used to see if a person has been infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
Date:   Jun 2006
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