This topic contains general information about tuberculosis, including Introduction , and . December 13, 2005 Change Date a. Using Become familiar with the following classification standards adopted by the Tuberculosis American Lung Association under The Diagnostic Standards and Classification Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children, 1999: Standards Classify an individual as diagnostic procedures Suspect” “Tuberculosis until are complete. (Note: Do not use the Suspect” classification “Tuberculosis for more than three months.) Classify disease caused by other mycobacteria as Mycobacterial “Other (Note: Disease caused by other mycobacteria is Diseases.” indistinguishable clinically, radiologically, and histologically from mycobacterium (M) tuberculosis.) For more information on the classification standards, see . Reference: Continued on next page 17. General Information on Tuberculosis, Continued Other mycobacterium (M) that may commonly be involved as pathogens are b. Considering Infection Caused by M. kansasii Other M. intracellulare, and Mycobacteria M. scrofulaceum. M. bovis is Note: rarely responsible for disease where there is effective control of tuberculosis in cattle and pasteurization of milk and milk products, and indistinguishable from M. tuberculosis except by culture.
Introduction This topic contains general information about tuberculosis, including , and . Change Date December 13, 2005 a. Using Tuberculosis Classification Standards Become familiar with the following classification standards adopted by the American Lung Association under The Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children, 1999: Classify an individual as “Tuberculosis Suspect” until diagnostic procedures are complete. (Note: Do not use the classification “Tuberculosis Suspect” for more than three months.) Classify disease caused by other mycobacteria as “Other Mycobacterial Diseases.” (Note: Disease caused by other mycobacteria is indistinguishable clinically, radiologically, and histologically from mycobacterium (M) tuberculosis.) Reference: For more information on the classification standards, see . Continued on next page 17. General Information on Tuberculosis, Continued b. Considering Infection Caused by Other Mycobacteria Other mycobacterium (M) that may commonly be involved as pathogens are M. kansasii M. intracellulare, and M. scrofulaceum. Note: M. bovis is rarely responsible for disease where there is effective control of tuberculosis in cattle and pasteurization of milk and milk products, and indistinguishable from M. tuberculosis except by culture.