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… Tuberculosis (TB) On this page: Condition Overview Cause … Overview What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by slow-growing bacteria that grow best in … to be treated for up to 2 years. Tuberculosis is either latent or active. Latent TB means that you have the TB …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink … Spanish Document Tagalog Document Vietnamese What is Tuberculosis (TB)? TB is a serious disease caused by a germ … a long period of time and needs to breathe in TB germs for infection to occur. Not everyone with TB infection will …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) Screening On this page: Overview Related … recommends TB testing for people at increased risk for TB infection. These may include those who: footnote 1 Live or … Information Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early Tuberculosis (TB) Citations Greenaway C, et al. …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) skin test Last updated October 30, 2024 … Spanish Document Tagalog Document Vietnamese What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease caused … skin test? You can use a TB Skin Test (TST) to look for TB infection. You can do a TST to see if you have ever been …
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… Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) On this page: Test Overview Related … Test Overview A rapid sputum tests is used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) when other tests show that a person … test to find germs (such as TB bacteria) that can cause an infection. A sample of sputum is added to a substance that …
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… Sputum testing for Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink … Spanish Document Tagalog Document Vietnamese What is Tuberculosis (TB)? TB is a serious disease caused by a germ … For more information on TB, visit HealthLinkBC File #51a Tuberculosis (TB) . What is sputum? Sputum (or phlegm) is …
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… Home isolation for Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink … systems are at the highest risk of getting sick. What is Tuberculosis (TB)? TB is a serious disease caused by a germ … a long period of time and needs to breathe in TB germs for infection to occur. Can TB spread to others from my dishes, …
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… Pseudomonas Infection On this page: What is a pseudomonas infection? A pseudomonas infection is caused by a very common type of bacteria called …
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… Campylobacter infection Last updated January 21, 2025 HealthLink BC File … 58 Download PDF Document English What is Campylobacter infection? Campylobacter is a bacteria that infect the … infect the blood stream. When a person gets sick from this infection it is called campylobacteriosis. Campylobacter are …
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… Cryptosporidium infection Last updated February 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File … that infects the intestines. When you get sick from the infection the illness is called cryptosporidiosis. The most common symptom associated with Cryptosporidium infection is diarrhea. The number of people who have gotten …
