Management of Tuberculosis Infection An Evidence-Based Approach

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is transmission from infected person to another and develop within they’re body if not diagnostic and treated early. Although, the treatment is available TB drug-resistant occurs when bacteria that cause TB develop resistance to the antimicrobial drugs. Moreover, TB is one of the top 10 deadliest diseases in lots of countries especially U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) developed a strategy to elimination the TB in early 20th century by the early diagnostic with a several tests and TB drugs treatment with Directly observed treatment (DOT) method a strategy adopted by the World Health Assembly. In May 2014 DOT strategy led to a reduction in the number TB infected people, until the number of TB patients slightly increased again in 2015. The hold on in this strategy has decreased the number again. The global health organizations targets to reduce TB deaths by 90% and to cut new cases by 80% between 2015 and 2030 it’s important to make those strategies one of the Annual TB testing and treatment globally not only in the most affected country to eliminate it completely.