Examination (diagnosis) Tuberculosis disease is not easy. Sometimes to make sure a person has TB or do not need a special time, especially when done using sputum examination.

TB patients are sometimes difficulties when carried out sputum examination. And to check the suspect or suspects a patient of TB sputum examination should be done. Sputum examination is required of patients at presentation was checked herself when it comes to fresh sputum examination, sputum morning after waking up and phlegm when it comes back to check. Such inspection method is called SPS.

If someone confirmed on sputum containing tuberculosis bacteria through clinical tests, then he suffered from TB positive.

Unfortunately there were patients who did not painstaking treatment. Whereas phase treatment for TB patients take at least six months.

The process of treatment for six months is divided into two phases, namely:
1. Intensive phase. During the first two months of TB patients must take medication every day
2. Advanced phase. Patients must take medicine three times a week, this process will be undertaken during the four months

For maximum recovery time needed for six months. If there are patients who discontinued treatment before six months but had not fully recovered, the treatment will be started from scratch again.

Was I affected by tuberculosis (TB)?, Whereas in my family there was no history of TB disease. This question was submitted by a patient undergoing a medical examination and declared tuberculosis disease.

This disease has existed since ancient times and till now still a public health problem. Unfortunately there is a mistaken assumption that TB is hereditary. Actually, TB disease is contagious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Way of transmission through the air containing the TB bacteria are released by TB patients during coughing, sneezing or talking. Best of a TB patient can infect 10 people in the vicinity.

The early symptoms of a disease of TB is coughing up phlegm for two weeks or more. The next form of shortness of breath and chest pain, sputum mixed with blood, fever more than a month, decreased appetite, sweating without working at night, and weight decrease.

Examination for diagnosis of TB is sputum examination to detect the existence of germs basil. In addition to ensure the results of the examination can be performed with radiological examinations.

In addition to the organ attacked the lungs, TB can also attack the lungs, brain, bone, intestines, lymph glands, urinary tract and genitals. This type of tuberculosis called extra tuberculosis.

TB treatment is consume drug anti-tuberculosis for at least six months on a regular basis until declared cured. If treatment is not done regularly (broken) can lead to treatment failure, even it can cause TB bacteria becoming more resistant to TB drugs.

Considering the cost is quite expensive and lengthy treatment process, it is better to prevent than cure. Prevention can be done by keeping the environment healthy and stay home, eating regular, balanced nutrition, and personal hygiene so as not susceptible to infection.