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Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a major public health concern especially in primary care. Most of the time, the diagnosis and treatment are clear-cut based on the clinical, radiological and laboratory findings. However, the management of tuberculosis in a patient can pose a challenge to the treating physi...

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Main Authors: Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Abdul Azih, Muhammad Naimmuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ScienceForecast Publications LLC 2019
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R Medicine (General)
RC Internal medicine
RZ Other systems of medicine
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spelling my.iium.irep.735292019-08-05T03:22:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73529/ Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abdul Azih, Muhammad Naimmuddin R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine RZ Other systems of medicine Pulmonary tuberculosis is a major public health concern especially in primary care. Most of the time, the diagnosis and treatment are clear-cut based on the clinical, radiological and laboratory findings. However, the management of tuberculosis in a patient can pose a challenge to the treating physician when Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) is cultured. This case highlights the clinical significance and treatment dilemma of NTM infection in a pulmonary tuberculosis patient from the primary care perspectives. ScienceForecast Publications LLC 2019-07-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73529/1/July%20Dr%20Jasmine%20JFM-V2-E2-1018.pdf Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida and Abdul Azih, Muhammad Naimmuddin (2019) Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (2). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2643-7864 https://scienceforecastoa.com/Articles/JFM-V2-E2-1018.pdf
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topic R Medicine (General)
RC Internal medicine
RZ Other systems of medicine
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RC Internal medicine
RZ Other systems of medicine
Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
Abdul Azih, Muhammad Naimmuddin
Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care
description Pulmonary tuberculosis is a major public health concern especially in primary care. Most of the time, the diagnosis and treatment are clear-cut based on the clinical, radiological and laboratory findings. However, the management of tuberculosis in a patient can pose a challenge to the treating physician when Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) is cultured. This case highlights the clinical significance and treatment dilemma of NTM infection in a pulmonary tuberculosis patient from the primary care perspectives.
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author Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
Abdul Azih, Muhammad Naimmuddin
author_facet Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
Abdul Azih, Muhammad Naimmuddin
author_sort Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
title Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care
title_short Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care
title_full Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care
title_fullStr Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care
title_full_unstemmed Is it tuberculosis or is it not? - A dilemma in primary care
title_sort is it tuberculosis or is it not? - a dilemma in primary care
publisher ScienceForecast Publications LLC
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/73529/1/July%20Dr%20Jasmine%20JFM-V2-E2-1018.pdf
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