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An Examination Of The Distribution Of Diabetes Mellitus Among Tb Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis And Drug Resistant Tuberculosis In The State Of Florida, Usa., Mandzisi Mbongeni Mkhontfo
An Examination Of The Distribution Of Diabetes Mellitus Among Tb Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis And Drug Resistant Tuberculosis In The State Of Florida, Usa., Mandzisi Mbongeni Mkhontfo
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Background: Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is considered a disease of the past but it remains a major cause of mortality among immune compromised patients and continues to be a significant threat to public health globally. Notably, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased over the years. The biological link of TB and DM has been reported in numerous literature with DM attributed to three folds increase in the risk of TB and linked to Drug Resistant TB, especially amongst aged diabetic patients. The aim of the study was to examine the distribution of DM among TB patients and explore …
Tuberculosis First (Field Investigator Response And Surveillance Training), Center For Leadership In Public Health Practice
Tuberculosis First (Field Investigator Response And Surveillance Training), Center For Leadership In Public Health Practice
Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
- Develop interviewing and communication skills needed to assist in eliciting health information to assist in a tuberculosis disease outbreak investigation.
- Course skills are adaptable to other health settings.
- Review fundamentals of nonverbal and verbal communication.
- Understand fundamentals of Interviewing Techniques:
- Concepts of Bias.
- Importance of Identifying Unusual Occurrences.
- Importance of Maintaining Cultural Sensitivity, Confidentiality and Ethics during interviewing.
Tuberculosis: Fundamentals And Response Planning, Center For Leadership In Public Health Practice
Tuberculosis: Fundamentals And Response Planning, Center For Leadership In Public Health Practice
Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
- Brief History of Tuberculosis and Current Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Transmission and Pathogenesis
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
- Methods for Detecting Tuberculosis Infection-U.S.
- Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease
- Reporting a Tuberculosis Case
- Tuberculosis Contact Investigation
- Core Steps of a Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation