Sentences with phrase «active tuberculosis infection»

In the United States, tuberculosis remains an important preventable disease, including active tuberculosis infection, which may be infectious, and latent infection (LTBI), which is asymptomatic and not infectious but can later reactivate and progress to active disease.

Colorado State University researchers have developed a device for use in the field that can identify both active tuberculosis infection and dormant microbes, which could flare up into full - blown illness *

Not exact matches

Certain infections, like HIV; untreated, active tuberculosis (ok to pump); untreated brucellosis; active herpes lesions on her breast (ok to pump); and mothers who are positive for the human T - cell lymphotropic virus type I or II

These include the infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.

More than one - third of the world's population is susceptible to active tuberculosis, so it is unfortunate that Sutherlandia, which traditionally is taken to prevent or treat infections, can actually cause them to develop the disease, and perhaps also cause the microbe to become a drug - resistant «super bug.»»

According to Global Tuberculosis Control 2009, released on World TB Day (24 March), 9.27 million people developed active cases of TB that year, and 1.37 million of these people also had HIV infections.

Those infected have about a 10 % lifetime risk of becoming ill with active tuberculosis; however, this risk is much higher for people whose immune system is compromised by HIV infection, malnutrition or other illness.

One - third of the world population has latent TB — meaning they are infected with the bacteria (M. tuberculosis) that causes the disease but not actively suffering from the disease — providing a potential reservoir of infection if the disease moved into an active state.