Chapter 15.5, Problem 3MM

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The consequences of taking several weeks to confirm a TB diagnosis, as opposed to 90 minutes.

Concept introduction:

The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis and lungs are primarily infected by this bacterium. The TB bacteria can invade the other parts of the body apart from lungs, such as spine and the kidney. Not every person exposed to TB bacteria gets sick. There are two major medical conditions associated with TB bacteria, TB disease and latent TB infection.