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*Strong association with [[HIV]]. | *Strong association with [[HIV]]. | ||
*TB has characteristics of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.<ref name=pmid12356459>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fu | first1 = LM. | last2 = Fu-Liu | first2 = CS. | title = Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis a closer relative to Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacterial pathogens? | journal = Tuberculosis (Edinb) | volume = 82 | issue = 2-3 | pages = 85-90 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12356459 }}</ref> | *TB has characteristics of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.<ref name=pmid12356459>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fu | first1 = LM. | last2 = Fu-Liu | first2 = CS. | title = Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis a closer relative to Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacterial pathogens? | journal = Tuberculosis (Edinb) | volume = 82 | issue = 2-3 | pages = 85-90 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12356459 }}</ref> | ||
**Gram positive staining.<ref name=pmid22476652>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kawakami | first1 = S. | last2 = Kawamura | first2 = Y. | last3 = Nishiyama | first3 = K. | last4 = Hatanaka | first4 = H. | last5 = Fujisaki | first5 = R. | last6 = Ono | first6 = Y. | last7 = Miyazawa | first7 = Y. | last8 = Nishiya | first8 = H. | title = Case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis: Gram staining as a useful initial diagnostic clue for tuberculous meningitis. | journal = J Infect Chemother | volume = 18 | issue = 6 | pages = 931-6 | month = Dec | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1007/s10156-012-0382-y | PMID = 22476652 }}</ref> | |||
**Genetically closer to Gram negative microorganism than Gram positive organisms - when the whole genome is considered.<ref name=pmid12143965>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fu | first1 = LM. | last2 = Fu-Liu | first2 = CS. | title = Genome comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other bacteria. | journal = OMICS | volume = 6 | issue = 2 | pages = 199-206 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1089/153623102760092797 | PMID = 12143965 }}</ref> | **Genetically closer to Gram negative microorganism than Gram positive organisms - when the whole genome is considered.<ref name=pmid12143965>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fu | first1 = LM. | last2 = Fu-Liu | first2 = CS. | title = Genome comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other bacteria. | journal = OMICS | volume = 6 | issue = 2 | pages = 199-206 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1089/153623102760092797 | PMID = 12143965 }}</ref> | ||
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Treatment: | Treatment: | ||
*Multiple drugs for a long time (months). | *Multiple drugs for a long time (months). | ||
**Commonly used drugs: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. | **Commonly used drugs: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. | ||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||