Pulmonary tuberculosis transmission via droplet nuclei is a health threat to people who are nearby. The existence of patients with pulmonary TB smear (+) in the family is a source of transmission to other family members. This study was aimed to overview the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in household members of the patient at Puskesmas Darul Imarah, Aceh Besar. Cross sectional stud…
Tuberculosis (pulmonary TB) is a deadly disease in the world. In Indonesia, TB is a major public health problem. Number of TB patients in Indonesia is the 3rd largest in the world after India and China with the number of patients approximately 10% of the total number of TB patients in the world. In 2007 approximately 75% of TB patients were the age group most economically productive (15-50 year…
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis control in Indonesia has a lot of progress. Indonesia is even doser to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). which is 222 per 100,000 populabon for TB patient ratios but the TB case detection rate in Central Java until 2008 reach 48% is still 22% less than WHO standard set is 70%. the lowest case detection ratein Boyolali (20%). In the last 5 years which decreased 24…