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Tuberculosis
An infectious disease caused by the bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis, often accompanied by fever and a loss of appetite. It is primarily an infection of the lungs, but any organ system is susceptible, so its manifestations may be varied.
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single-pass ventilation
Health care; Tuberculosis
Ventilation in which 100% of the air supplied to an area is exhausted to the outside.
smear (AFB smear)
Health care; Tuberculosis
A laboratory technique for visualizing mycobacteria. The specimen is smeared onto a slide and stained, then examined using a microscope. Smear results should be available within 24 hours. In TB, a ...
source case
Health care; Tuberculosis
A case of TB in an infectious person who has transmitted M. tuberculosis to another person or persons.
source control
Health care; Tuberculosis
Controlling a contaminant at the source of its generation, which prevents the spread of the contaminant to the general work space.
specimen
Health care; Tuberculosis
Any body fluid, secretion, or tissue sent to a laboratory where smears and cultures for M. tuberculosis will be performed (e.g., sputum, urine, spinal fluid, and material obtained at biopsy).
sputum
Health care; Tuberculosis
Phlegm coughed up from deep within the lungs. If a patient has pulmonary disease, an examination of the sputum by smear and culture can be helpful in evaluating the organism responsible for the ...
sputum induction
Health care; Tuberculosis
A method used to obtain sputum from a patient who is unable to cough up a specimen spontaneously. The patient inhales a saline mist, which stimulates a cough from deep within the lungs.
