Overcome tuberculosis with 6 the standard

Handling of tuberculosis anywhere in the world should be the same, namely early diagnosis, rapid and accurate. Application of the therapy carried out with standard drug combination that has proven effective in conjunction with therapy adequate support and supervision and monitoring of treatment response to added responsibility to protect the public from the risk of contracting the disease.

Diagnosis tuberculosis with 6 standard:

1. For the diagnosis of tuberculosis is described that in every person with a cough with phlegm for 2-3 weeks or more that did not clear why, must be evaluated for tuberculosis. Especially for the children other than symptoms of cough, symptoms must be observed where the child's weight is difficult ride within approximately 2 months or the malnutrition in children.

2. All the patients both adults, adolescents and children suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis should undergo sputum examination under a microscope observation of at least 2 times in the laboratory that examined quality guaranteed. If possible, at least one sample must be derived from examination of sputum, early morning.

3. The diagnosis of all patients described that both adults, adolescents and children suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis esktra. Sample tests taken from the sick body parts should be taken also for microscopic examination, cultures of bacteria and histopathology. Should be also lung X-ray examination to determine the existence of pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculosis milier. Sputum examination was also performed when possible in children.

4. We recommend that every person with a lung X-ray findings of suspected tuberculosis should undergo a microbiological sputum examination.

5. In patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis and the microscopic examination of at least 2 times the results are negative (including at least 1 times the morning sputum), while the lung X-ray findings in accordance with the diagnosis of tuberculosis and there is no response to broad-spectrum antibiotics, for patients like This must be done sputum cultures for bacteria. Whereas for patients - especially patients of severe illness or known or suspected HIV infection the diagnostic evaluation should be done immediately and if the clinical evidence strongly supports the direction of the tuberculosis treatment of tuberculosis should be done immediately.

6. In all children suspected of having tuberculosis who are in intratoraks sputum examination should be done as a confirmation. If it's negative, it has to be seen whether pulmonary radiographic abnormalities in accordance with tuberculosis, have the child have a history of exposure to infectious tuberculosis cases, evidence supporting the existence of tuberculosis infection and clinical findings that support the direction of tuberculosis. For a child suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis samples from the suspected site should be taken for microscopic examination, cultured and also histopathologist.

Having established the diagnosis of tuberculosis therapy needs to be done that requires good cooperation between the doctor with the patient. Standard therapy for the tuberculosis items also have a clear and easy to apply.