BACTE LAB - What is TB Flashcards
DOTS meaning
direct observed treatment short course
NTP meaning
National TB Control Program
of the 22 countries with 80% of the world’s TB, how many are classified as low-income countries
17
in terms of TB morbidity, what is the rank of the Phil in Western Pacific region
3rd (based on case notification rates)
in terms of TB morbidity, what is the rank of the Phil worldwide
9th (based on WHO watch list)
how many people die yearly from the disease
2.3 M
increased deaths are due to
drug-resistant TB
co-infections of TB
HIV infection
In the Phil, TB ranks as the _th cause of morbidity and mortality
6th
how many filipinos die of TB daily
average 75 - 80 Filipinos
Phil ranked _th among countries with high burden of MDR-TB
8th
agents of TB
M. tuberculosis
M. bovis (occasionally)
characteristics of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis (3)
acid-fast with waxy or mycolic acid cell wall
obligate aerobes
slow growing on Lowenstein Jensen medium
distinguishing characteristics of M. tuberculosis
produces niacin
nitrate reduction positive
catalase negative at 68C
thiopene 2 carboxylic acid (TCH) resistant
main pathogens of M. tuberculosis complex
M. tuberculosis
M. bovis
M. tuberculosis M. bovis are also known as _____ because they produce characteristic lesions called tubercles
tubercle bacilli
acid-fast bacilli appear ___ on a ___background
red on a blue background