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Definitions
List of terms for Tuberculosis
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Macrolide
A class of antibiotics; some newer macrolides — for example, azithromycin and clarithromycin — are used to treat cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Mantoux test
A test to determine past or present tuberculosis infections, carried out by injecting a set amount (usually 0.1 ml) of the antigen tuberculin into the skin with a hypodermic syringe.
MDR-TB
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; strains of tuberculosis resistant to at least the two main first-line tuberculosis drugs, rifampicin and isoniazid.
Mycobacterium
The bacteria genus that causes tuberculosis. The name means 'fungus bacteria', derived from the bacteria's mould-like forms in liquid-culture media.
