What is atypical tuberculosis?
Atypical tuberculosis is a form of lung disease reminiscent of tuberculosis, which is caused by non -thin mycobacteria (NTM). These are bacteria in the family Mycobacterium , which are not an occasional tuberculosis agent, a complex mycobacterium tuberculosis or leprosy. In this family there are many other species to which individuals are exposed daily. Atypical tuberculosis generally affects people with endangered immune systems and is increasingly seen in menopause women. The disorder is very difficult to diagnose and treatment may include years of therapy with multiple antibiotics that can have serious parties. This group of bacteria is unusual in that the dense cell wall consists of materials that make them resistant to most antibiotics and disinfectants. Mycobacteria can generally survive in difficult conditions and are found throughout the environment in streams, swamps and even in chlorinated water. Organisms do not spread from one individual to another but areRocks from the environment through drinking, breathing or contact with the soil.
symptoms of atypical tuberculosis are similar to symptoms of standard tuberculosis and include cough, fever, weight loss, lack of appetite, low energy levels, bloody sputum and night sweating. Of the many species that can cause this disorder, one of the most common group of bacterial species that can be found in birds such as chickens. This is the complex Mycobacterium avium or Mac. This group infection is a common side effect in patients with cystic fibrosis or HIV infection. It is not clear why the incidence of disease increases in menopause.
The diagnosis of atypical tuberculosausagesurates the cultivation of mycobacteria from sputum and may take weeks to months. In the past, only a few hospitals and research laboratories had expertise to identify participating species using traditional diagnostic METod as soon as the microbes were cultivated. Techniques of recombinant DNA have expanded the ability to identify specific species. Sequential differences in nucleic acids are currently commonly defined by different types of mycobacteria.
The correct identification of a particular type of mycobacterium infecting person is critical. Not every species causes disease. Doctors do not want to unnecessarily be subject to patients of strict treatment. Strong antibiotics used to treat NTM infections often have drastic side effects.
Antibiotics resistance is very common in these types of bacteria. The species differ in their sensitivity to a particular antibiotic. Identification of a particular mycobacteria found in a man enables the use of a suitable combination of antibiotics in the treatment of atypical tuberculosis. In general, a combination of three to five different antibiotics, which may need to be taken up to two years before it will cure this disorder.