Acid fast bacilli detected in the oral swab sample of a pulmonary tuberculosis patient

• Main Authors: Reiska Kumala Bakti (Author), Ni Made Mertaniasih (Author), Diah Savitri Ernawati (Author), Bagus Soebadi (Author), Priyo Hadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universitas Airlangga, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that persists as a health problem worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, as an etiological agent, is transmitted from infected to uninfected individuals via airborne droplet nuclei. Oral health care workers or dental practitioners may be at high...