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BACILLE KOCH [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

OBS

Characteristic features include a generally prolonged latency period between initial infection and overt disease, prominent pulmonary disease (although other organs can be involved), and a granulomatous response associated with intense tissue inflammation and damage.

OBS

In the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, this category includes the diseases associated to the codes ranging from A15 to A19.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
DEF

Maladie infectieuse contagieuse causée par Mycobacterium tuberculosis ou bacille de Koch, et qui touche avec prédilection l'appareil respiratoire.

OBS

Dans la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes, cette catégorie englobe les maladies désignées par les codes inclus entre A15 et A19.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades bacterianas
DEF

Enfermedad infecciosa del hombre y muchas especies animales producida por el llamado "bacilo de Koch" [o Mycobacterium tuberculosis]; su lesión específica es un pequeño nódulo de estructura especial llamado "tubérculo".

OBS

Si bien la tuberculosis se presenta en los pulmones, es capaz de afectar a cualquier sitio del organismo como piel, intestino, hígado, bazo, ganglios linfáticos, genitales, cerebro, etcétera, por esta razón las manisfestaciones pueden ser muy variadas, dependiendo del sitio donde se localice [...]

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Record 2 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Thyroid
CONT

Acute infectious thyroiditis usually occurs in patients who have a weakened immune system. It's often caused by a bacterial infection, such as staph or strep bacteria, that then leads to an abscess in the thyroid gland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thyroïde
CONT

La thyroïdite aiguë d’origine infectieuse est très rare. Elles est consécutive à une infection par un staphylocoque, un streptocoque ou le bacille de Koch [...] Elle se traduit par un abcès de la thyroïde, douloureux, qu'il est nécessaire de drainer chirurgicalement et de traiter par antibiothérapie.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

Tuberculosis (TB) remains to be one of the most common problems affecting patients in developing countries where poor sanitary conditions, overcrowding and malnutrition exist. ... It can involve any organ of the body including that of the gastrointestinal tract. ... There are several theories regarding the development of tuberculosis of the intestine. These are through ingestion of TB infected materials and direct invasion of intestinal mucosa. Another is through hematogenous route by blood to the liver and excreted to the bile with subsequent invasion of the mucosa or by the intestines from primary or secondary tuberculoma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
DEF

Présence au niveau du tube digestif du bacille de Koch(Bk) [...] inclut le grêle et le côlon, car la localisation la plus fréquente est iléo-cæcale.

CONT

L’intestin est le 2ème site en fréquence de la tuberculose digestive. Tous les segments du tube digestif peuvent être atteints, avec une prédominance pour la région iléocæcale (42 %) et le jéjuno-iléon (35 %). [...] La tuberculose intestinale s’observe dans les 2 sexes à tous les âges de la vie. Les symptômes habituels sont : douleurs de la fosse iliaque droite (85 %), fièvre (45 %), altération de l’état général (70 %), diarrhée (40 %), masse abdominale en fosse iliaque droite (40 - 50 %); Occlusion intestinale, perforation, fistule, hémorragie digestive ou syndrome de malabsorption peuvent être révélateurs (20 à 40 %).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
DEF

Enfermedad crónica, ocasionada por el Mycobacterium tuberculosis [bacilo de Koch], que compromete el intestino delgado, afectando principalmente el tejido linfoide ileal.

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Record 4 2006-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A slow growing, nonphotochromogenic, pathogenic species [of bacteria] that is the causative agent of tuberculosis in man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

Agent de la tuberculose humaine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Bacilo causante de la tuberculosis.

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Record 5 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

[With anaerobic digestion] most of the pathogenic germs have been destroyed, because alkaline digestion has a very powerful bactericidal effect (but the destruction of certain types of virus and of Koch's bacillus is disputed).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[Avec la digestion anaérobie] la plus grande partie des germes pathogènes est détruite, le pouvoir bactéricide de la digestion alcaline est très puissant(mais la destruction de certains virus et du bacille de Koch est controversée).

Spanish

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