Tuberculosis (cont.)
Medical Author:
George Schiffman, MD, FCCP
George Schiffman, MD, FCCPDr. Schiffman received his B.S. degree with High Honors in biology from Hobart College in 1976. He then moved to Chicago where he studied biochemistry at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. He attended Rush Medical College where he received his M.D. degree in 1982 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the University of California, Irvine. Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Synonyms and Keywordstuberculosis, TB, consumption, primary pulmonary tuberculosis, bacille Calmette-Guerin, BCG, tuberculosis pleuritis, miliary tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, M bovis, tubercle bacillus, acid-fast bacilli, purified protein derivative, PPD, MDR-TB, XDR-TB, drug resistant tuberculosis Viewer Comments & ReviewsTuberculosis - How Was Diagnosis EstablishedThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:How was the diagnosis of your tuberculosis established? |
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