PRIMARY LUNG TUBERCULOSIS

Course overview

TUBERCULOSIS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FROM AN INFECTIOUS AGENT WORLDWIDE, CAUSING EVEN MORE DEATHS IN PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. A THIRD OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS SAID TO HAVE CONTRACTED THE BACTERIA RESPONSIBLE FOR TUBERCULOSIS, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, WITH ESTIMATES OF TEN MILLION NEW INFECTIONS GLOBALLY EACH YEAR. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.