'Tuberculin test' presentation slideshows

EPI DISEASES

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Diagnostic microbiology lecture: 14 MYCOBACTERIA Abed ElKader Elottol MSc. Microbiology 2010

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Tuberculosis in children

Pediatrics. Tuberculosis in children. Zhi-min Chen Dept. Pediatric Pulmonology Email: zmchen@zju.edu.cn. Etiology: Tubercle bacillus. Oder Actinomycetales Family mycobacteriaceae Genus Mycobacterium(M.) Species M. tuberculosis M. bovis Non-TB M. Characteristics. Acid-fastness

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Immunology of tuberculosis .

Immunology of tuberculosis. Immunology Unit , Dept . Of Pathology . College Of Medicine & KKUH. Introduction :. The different manifestations of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis reflect the balance between : the bacillus and host defense mechanisms.

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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

Epidemiology of Tuberculosis. Prof. Ashry Gad Mohamed MBChB, MPH, DrPH. Objectives. 1. To perceive the magnitude of global tuberculosis problem. 2. To understand the cycle of infection of tuberculosis. 3. To understand methods of prevention and control of tuberculosis.

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Leprosy

Leprosy. Filename: Leprosy.ppt. Outline. Organism Clinical findings Diagnosis Treatment Epidemiology Prevention and control. Mycobacterium leprae. Unable to cultivate Smears & scrapings Acid fast rod Single, parallel bundles, masses Intracellular endothelial cells of blood vessels

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Prevention

Prevention. Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine Live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis ; 1921 Efficacy Clinical trials UK: protective effect of 60 to 80%; Trials elsewhere have shown variable results; efficacy ? the closer one gets to the equator

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