Tuberkulosa

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Paru-paru penderita TBC melalui Sinar X

Tuberkolosis atau TBC adalah infeksi karena bakteri Mycobacterium tuberculosis, yang dapat merusak paru-paru tapi dapat juga mengenai sistem saraf sentral (meningitis, sistem lymphatic, sistem sirkulasi (miliary TB), sistem genitourinary, tulang dan sendi.

Indonesia berada dalam peringkat ketiga terburuk di dunia untuk jumlah penderita TBC. Setiap tahun muncul 500 ribu kasus baru dan lebih dari 140 ribu lainnya meninggal.

Tanggal 24 Maret diperingati dunia sebagai "Hari TBC". Pada 24 Maret 1882, Robert Koch di Berlin, Jerman, mempresentasikan hasil penyebab tuberkulosa yang ditemukannya.

[sunting] Jenis-jenis

Tuberkulosa pernafasan, dikonfirmasi secara bakteriologik dan histologik
Tuberkulosa pernafasan, tidak dikonfirmasi secara bakteriologik dan histologik
Tuberkulosa pada sistem syaraf
Tuberkulosa pada organ lainnya
Tuberkulosa millier

[sunting] Lihat juga

Daftar korban Tuberkolosis terkenal
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
tes Heaf
ATC kode J04 obat buat perawatan TBC
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Mycobacterium bovis penyebab TBC di ternak
Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer, penyakit lainnya yang disebabkan oleh mycobacteria lainnya

[sunting] Referensi

Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know, 4th edition (2000). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Internet versionupdated Aug 2003).
Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society. Control and prevention of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: Code of Practice 2000. Thorax 2000;55:887-901 (fulltext).
Thomas Dormandy (1999). The White Death: A History of Tuberculosis. ISBN 0814719279 HB - ISBN 1852853328 PB
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. Tracy Kidder, Random House 2000. ISBN 0812973011. A nonfiction account of treating TB in Haiti, Peru, and elsewhere.
Ha SJ, Jeon BY, Youn JI, Kim SC, Cho SN, Sung YC. Protective effect of DNA vaccine during chemotherapy on reactivation and reinfection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Gene Ther. 2005 Feb 03; [Epub ahead of print] PMID 15690060

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Organisasi

World Health Organization Tuberculosis home page at World Health Organization - Strategy & Operations, Monitoring & Evaluation
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact sheets, data, and other resources
The Stop TB Partnership international organization. World TB Day.
The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance - TBCTA The main purpose of TBCTA is to assist the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its local (public, private, NGO) partners to improve TB control programs and accelerate the implementation of the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) strategy. With other global TB partners, TBCTA contributes to accelerate the pace of DOTS expansion.
Gerakan Terpadu Nasional Penanggulangan TBC - Stop TB Partnership Indonesia Sumber informasi penanggulangan TBC di Indonesia.

Lainnya

Questions and Answers About TB from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Tuberculosis from MedlinePlus an excellent resource for the public from US National Library of Medicine
Brief History of Tuberculosis from New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center