The Open-air or Sanatorium Treatment of pulmonary Tuberculosis

Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Sanatorium Treatment

aspects of tuberculosis is the outcome of ten years' observation and work by the author in open-air sanatoria. It gives the matured convictions of one whose life has been given up to this kind of study. His experience has been large, and he is more than ever convinced that the sanatorium movement has not only revolutionised the treatment of consumption, but has shown to the world a way for the ...

The Open-Air Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

The Sanatorium Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Is It a Success?

Such a mass of literature has been written on pulmonary tuberculosis and its treatment, that I will not trouble the reader by going over any unnecessary ground, but shall confine my remarks to personal observations made during my eight years' connection with the sanatorium treatment of consumption. The pioneers of the open-air movement, most of whom are medical men belonging to various sanatori...

The Impact of Treatment on Serum Level of Procalcitonin in Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Introduction: About one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) and each year, about 1.5 to 2 million people die from TB. Procalcitonin (PCT) is an inflammatory marker that its level has variable Materials and Methods: This conducted on patients with pulmonary TB. Data were collected using a check list. The serum level of PCT was measured by ELISA test at the beginnin...

Prevalence and treatment outcome of pulmonary and extra pulmonary pediatric tuberculosis in southwestern Iran

 Background: Knowledge about childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Iran is limited. This study aimed to determine the proportion of tuberculosis in children living in Khuzestan in southwest of Iran and its treatment outcomes.  Methods: In this retrospective study, the child’s medical records registered in national TB program (NTP) unit of Khuzestan Health Center (KHC) for TB treatment from 2005 to ...