Tuberculosis Flashcards
1
Q
causative agent
A
mycobacterium tuberculosis, causes a strong immune response
2
Q
mycobacterium tuberculosis
A
acid fast bacillus, strict aerobe, and slow growing with a waxy cell wall of mycotic acids which makes it resistant to gram staining
3
Q
primary TB
A
infectious dose of 10 cells, bacteria multiples in macrophages causing tubercle formation in lungs and neutrophils to make caseous lesions in the lungs which heal through calcification
4
Q
when is t cell activity assessed
A
in the tuberculin reaction
