Approach to TB Flashcards
1
Q
What is TB caused by?
A
- Mycobacterium bovis
2
Q
What is human TB caused by?
A
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
3
Q
Does TB cause sudden death?
A
- no, never sudden
4
Q
Does the TB skin test have high or low specificity?
A
- high
5
Q
Does the TB skin test have high or low sensitivity?
A
- low
6
Q
If a test is more sensitive, is there less false negatives or positives?
A
- negatives
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