Background: Four oral anti-tuberculosis drugs are conceived to be the most effective ones eradicate Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and obviate resistant organisms. However, patients' adherence medication discrepancies obstacles achieving goal. This study aimed define used in hospitals detect continuity of treatment.Design Methods: retrospective cross-sectional was based on medical records ...

the causes and situation of exudative pleural effusion vary from one area to another. a cross-sectional study was conducted on 327 patients with exudative pleural effusion in south khorasan province (iran). the patients were older than 12 years and comprised 172 (52.6%) males and 155 (47.4%) females. the study commenced in 2007 with seven years duration. the light’s criteria were used to define...

Introduction: Diagnosis of sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis can be challenging and time consuming, with many patients being put on empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment. Bronchoscopy helps in early diagnosis such patients. Aims Objectives: To assess the diagnostic utility bronchial washing CBNAAT for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis smear suspected tuberculosis. Methodology: This case series wa...

introduction mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (mtbc) are causative agents of human and animal tuberculosis.differentiation of mtbc members is required for appropriate treatment of individual patients and for epidemiologicalpurposes and reduction in drug resistances. material and methods 1345 patients were collected with clinical suspicions of tuberculosis who referred to the health care cente...

Abstract Background Tuberculosis is a major global public health concern. Patients with tuberculosis who require critical care have high mortality and delay in initiating antituberculous therapy associated increased mortality. Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) lipopolysaccharide found the cell wall of Mycobacterium . Urinary LAM may be used as bedside diagnostic test for tuberculosis. Methods The study w...

Background: There are many reports on the association between anthracosis and tuberculosis. This study focuses on bronchial anthracosis and associated diseases in the province of South Khorasan-Iran.Methods: This case-series study is performed on patients referred to the Vali-e-Asre Hospital (South Khorasan-Iran) for bronchoscopic evaluations during the period of 2009-2012. Written informed con...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the germ Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The group of bacteria in addition to tuberculosis that can cause disorders airways known as MOTT (Mycobacterium Other Than Tuberculosis), which sometimes interfere with enforcement TB diagnosis and treatment. (TB) a high burden for Indonesia, not only because itself, but also its resistant several first-line dr...

  Tuberculosis is still known as the most fatal disease of man caused by a single microbe.according to the report of world Health organizition ,contaminition of about half of the population of the world by My cobactrrium tuberculosis and nine million cases  of  tuberculosis anually as well as appearance of the resistant forms of tuberculosis has made it  one of the health diffeculties in the w...

Tuberculosis (TBC) which is also often called "pulmonary spots" a chronic respiratory disorder caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The phenomenon that obtained there are still tuberculosis patients who do not comply taking OAT drugs. Patients lack of family support for and potential risk drug resistance in patients. This study aims to determine relationship betwee...