Respiratory tuberculosis: history, update of diagnosis and treatment difficulties
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6008/SPC2236-9600.2017.001.0004Keywords:
Evil of the Century, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Smear, Abreugraphy, PCRAbstract
Ever since the humankind history on the planet, science is aware of the various diseases that attach the humankind and one of them is respiratory tuberculosis. This paper reviews the literature in qualitative, descriptive and exploitative matter, using scientific papers published at 5 years ago at the latest as a basis. Articles published before 2011 with historical data about the disease have also been used. The first medicine used to treat respiratory tuberculosis was streptomycin and para-amino-salicylic acid in 1944. To diagnose this medical condition, many methodologies have been used over time, changing from the simple bacilloscopy to the current PCR. Considering the information covered, we can conclude that the treatment for tuberculosis, in comparison to various diagnose methods of the disease, has not been under many changes in its way for about 72 years.
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