Introduction

Speakers: Dr. Thalath Hussain Specialist Internal Medicine Chairperson, Infection Control Committee and Ms. Analyn D. Imperial Infection Control Nurse Training Coordinator NATIONAL TUBERCULSIS CONTROL PROGRAM

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National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) Goal Aims to eliminate tuberculosis in the kingdom to a degree that resembles no danger on health, economy or social aspects of the community. Objectives Raising cure rate of pulmonary smear positive tuberculosis to more than 85% by the year 2005. Detecting more than 70% of the estimated tuberculosis cases by the year 2005. Decreasing the incidence rate of pulmonary smear positive tuberculosis among nationals to 1/100,000 by the year 2010.

What is Tuberculosis? ,[object Object]

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Complications of Tuberculosis: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definitions of tuberculosis cases: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Classification of tuberculosis patients according to history of anti- tuberculosis medication: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Contacts of a tuberculosis case Family members of pulmonary smear positive cases (Index case) and other direct contacts must be examined to exclude or confirm their affection with tuberculosis. Any contact with cough should have his sputum examined at the time of contact listing and after three months in addition to tuberculin testing.

What Transmission Based Precaution Used for TB Patients

Treatment of Tuberculosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Directly Observed Treatment, Short course (DOTS) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Phases of treatment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

General procedures that should be followed during treatment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],8 Others 7 Genitourinary 6 Miliary 5 Meningitis and neurological 4 Gastrointestinal 3 Oseomyelitis 2 Lymphadenopathy 1 Pulmonary TB Code Tuberculosis Classification

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