RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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Question
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Clinically diagnosed case of tuberculosis is one diagnosed with active tuberculosis by a doctor, who has decided to give a complete course of anti-tuberculosis treatment, without bacteriological confirmation. This definition includes cases diagnosed on the basis of a suggestive clinical picture accompanied by abnormal radiographic examinations (simple radiography or tomography).
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TRUE
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A clinically diagnosed TB case is one who does not fulfil the criteria for bacteriological confirmation but has been diagnosed with active TB based on other clinical evidence such as chest x-ray and where a clinician has decided to give the patient a full course of TB treatment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) or the TB blood test can be used to test for M. tuberculosis infection.
Detailed explanation-3: -A bacteriologically confirmed TB case is one from whom a biological specimen is positive by smear microscopy, culture or a WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic (such as Xpert MTB/RIF). All such cases should be notified, regardless of whether TB treatment has started.
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