Incubating lymphocytes with protein derivative and assaying for interferon-gamma release comprise the QuantiFERON assay for this disease.
Drugs used to treat this disease include one that can cause optic neuritis and red-green color blindness. Incubating lymphocytes with protein derivative and assaying for interferon-gamma release comprise the QuantiFERON assay for this disease. It is often treated with the RIPE regimen, which includes pyrazinamide, ethambutol, and isoniazid. The mycolic acid in the cell wall of the causative agent for this disease produces a bright red color upon acid-fast staining, and it can be diagnosed by the PPD, or Mantoux, skin test. For 10 points, name this disease that usually manifests with night sweats, bloody sputum, and cough, caused by a mycobacterium.
Drugs used to treat this disease include one that can cause optic neuritis and red-green color blindness.
tuberculosis [or tb] &lt;Mukherjee&gt;