An Update on Global Tuberculosis (TB)

Balkis A. Talip; Roy D. Sleator; Colm J. Lowery; James S.G. Dooley; William J. Snelling

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Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment

An Update on Global Tuberculosis (TB)

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Balkis A. Talip, Roy D. Sleator, Colm J. Lowery, James S.G. Dooley and William J. Snelling

Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment 2013:6 39-50

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Published on 21 May 2013

DOI: 10.4137/IDRT.S11263

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Tuberculosis globally results in almost 2 million human deaths annually, with 1 in 4 deaths from tuberculosis being human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related. Primarily a pathogen of the respiratory system, aerobic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) infects the lungs via the inhalation of infected aerosol droplets generated by people with pulmonary disease through coughing. This review focuses on M. tuberculosis transmission, epidemiology, detection methods and technologies.

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