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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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recirculation

Health care; Tuberculosis

Ventilation in which all or most of the air that is exhausted from an area is returned to the same area or other areas of the facility.

regimen

Health care; Tuberculosis

Any particular TB treatment plan that specifies which drugs are used, in what doses, according to what schedule, and for how long.

registry

Health care; Tuberculosis

A record-keeping method for collecting clinical, laboratory, and radiographic data concerning TB patients so that the data can be organized and made available for epidemiologic ...

resistance

Health care; Tuberculosis

The ability of some strains of bacteria, including M. tuberculosis, to grow and multiply in the presence of certain drugs that ordinarily kill them; such strains are referred to ...

rifampin

Health care; Tuberculosis

A first-line, oral anti-TB drug that, when used concomitantly with INH and pyrazinamide, provides the basis for short-course therapy.

room-air HEPA recirculation systems and units

Health care; Tuberculosis

Devices (either fixed or portable) that remove airborne contaminants by recirculating air through a HEPA filter.

second-line drugs

Health care; Tuberculosis

Anti-TB drugs used when the first-line drugs cannot be used (e.g., for drug-resistant TB or because of adverse reactions to the first-line drugs). Examples are cycloserine, ...