Diagnosis for Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is one of the leading diseases in today's world. In India, it is the 2nd largest disease and the treatment patterns vary according to the stage and type of disease. All individuals with symptoms of TB disease have a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) or an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) which is indicative of M. tuberculosis infection, should be medically evaluated to exclude TB disease. A complete medical diagnosis for TB disease includes the following five components: 1. Medical history : While conducting a medical history, the diagnosing clinician should ask if any symptoms of TB disease are present; if so, the time duration and if there has been known exposure to a person with infectious TB disease. Also imperative whether the person has been diagnosed in the precedent with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) or TB disease. After which these Clinicians should also in-depth determine if the patient has underlying other medical cond...