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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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Mantoux test
Health care; Tuberculosis
A method of skin testing that is performed by injecting 0.1 mL of PPD-tuberculin containing 5 tuberculin units into the dermis (i.e., the second layer of skin) of the forearm with ...
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Health care; Tuberculosis
Active TB caused by M. tuberculosis organisms that are resistant to more than one anti-TB drug; in practice, often refers to organisms that are resistant to both INH and rifampin ...
negative pressure
Health care; Tuberculosis
The relative air pressure difference between two areas in a health-care facility. A room that is at negative pressure has a lower pressure than adjacent areas, which keeps air ...
nosocomial
Health care; Tuberculosis
An occurrence, usually an infection, that is acquired in a hospital or as a result of medical care.
para-aminosalicylic acid
Health care; Tuberculosis
A second-line, oral anti-TB drug used for treating drug-resistant TB.
pathogenesis
Health care; Tuberculosis
The pathologic, physiologic, or biochemical process by which a disease develops.
pathogenicity
Health care; Tuberculosis
The quality of producing or the ability to produce pathologic changes or disease. Some nontuberculous mycobacteria are pathogenic (e.g., Mycobacterium kansasii), and others are ...
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