Abstract:Background: Tuberculosis is one of the 10 most common causes of death and is the single most common cause of infection and causes illness every year in millions of people. The etiology of tuberculosis is the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis. These germs have a size of 0.5-4 microns x 0.3-0.6 microns with thin rods, straight or slightly bent, granular or have no sheath, but have a thick outer layer consisting of lipoids (especially mycolic acid). Based on data from the Riset Kesehatan… Show more
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