Incazelo enemininingwane
Isifo sofuba isifo esingelapheki, esithathelwanayo esibangelwa ngokuyinhloko i-M. TB hominis (i-Koch's bacillus), ngezinye izikhathi i-M. TB bovis.Amaphaphu yiwona mgomo wawo, kodwa noma yisiphi isitho singase sitheleleke.Ingozi yokutheleleka nge-TB yehle kakhulu ekhulwini lama-20.Nokho, ukuvela kwamuva nje kwezinhlobo ezimelana nemithi, ikakhulukazi phakathi kweziguli ezine-AIDS 2, kuye kwavuselela isithakazelo ku-TB.Izehlakalo zokutheleleka zibikwe cishe izigameko eziyizigidi eziyi-8 ngonyaka nezinga lokufa kwabantu abayizigidi ezi-3 ngonyaka.Inani lokufa lidlule ku-50% kwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika anamazinga aphezulu e-HIV.Izinsolo zomtholampilo zokuqala kanye nokutholwe nge-radiographic, nokuqinisekiswa kwaselabhorethri okwalandela ngokuhlolwa kwesikhwehlela namasiko kuyi(izindlela) zendabuko ekuhlonzweni kwe-TB ephilayo.Muva nje, ukutholwa kwe-serological ye-TB ephilayo kube yisihloko sophenyo oluningi, ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezingakwazi ukukhiqiza isikhwehlela esanele, noma ezingenayo i-smear-negative, noma okusolakala ukuthi zine-TB yangaphandle kwamaphaphu.Ikhithi ye-TB Ab Combo Rapid Test ingathola amasosha omzimba ahlanganisa i-IgM, IgG ne-IgA anti- M.TB ngaphansi kwemizuzu eyi-10.Ukuhlolwa kungenziwa izisebenzi ezingaqeqeshiwe noma ezinamakhono amancane, ngaphandle kwemishini yaselabhorethri enzima.