GENITOURINARY TUBERCULOSIS

Course overview

GENITOURINARY TUBERCULOSIS (GUTB) MOST COMMONLY CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IS THE INFECTION OF THE URINARY TRACT OR GENITAL ORGANS DUE TO HEMATOGENOUS SPREAD OF CHRONIC LATENT PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. DIAGNOSIS GUTB IS DIFFICULT AND IS DELAYED DUE TO SYMPTOMS OFTEN GETTING MASKED BY ANOTHER DISEASE, INCLUDING URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI). RESISTANT OR RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTION SHOULD BE TESTED FOR GUTB WITHOUT DELAY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF GENITOURINARY TUBERCULOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS AFFECTED BY GUTB.