title: [Tuberculosis--prevention. Diagnostic and therapeutic measures].
abstract: The most effective prevention of an infectious disease is the correct treatment of patients already affected. While dealing with infected tuberculosis patients one has to take hygienic measures in order to protect doctors and nursing staff as well as relatives. However, very often neither the source of infection nor other affected persons are known. Through careful examination of the environment such patients have to be defined and treated accordingly. Other possibilities of reducing the danger of infection are BCG-vaccination and serial examination of high risk groups (especially tuberculin skin test). For newly infected patients or patients with extended residues on x-ray, chemoprophylaxis is used.
authors.affiliation: Luzerner Höhenklinik Montana.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Karrer
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008400:Mass Chest X-Ray; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine
vernacular_title: Tuberkulose--Prävention. Diagnostische und therapeutische Massnahmen.