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Mycobacterium tuberculosis under microscope [1]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [2]

Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: tuberculosis

Description

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stain [3]

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious Dose, Incubation, and Colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence Factors

Clinical Features and Symptoms

Mycobacterium tuberculosis presented via X Ray [4]

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis [5]

References

1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.

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 ==Diagnosis==
-If the patient is experiencing the symptoms described above it is highly likely they will be tested for the presence of <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in their body. The evaluation process for a disease as serious as tuberculosis is a daunting one, but physicians need to be absolutely sure to produce a proper diagnosis. The steps for diagnosing a patient presenting with symptoms similar to TB include:
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-<li> Obtaining the patients’ medical history</li>
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-<li> A thorough physical examination </li>
-<li> Testing for the presence of <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> </li>
-<li> Chest X-Ray or more in depth studies if needed </li>
-<li> Culturing of the samples taken from the patient</li>
-<li> Testing the <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> for drug resistance, due to possibility of having drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) or worse, extremely drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB)
 ==Treatment==