Can kidney tuberculosis be transmitted to others?

Kidney tuberculosis

is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Mycobacterium tuberculosis has strong infectivity. If kidney tuberculosis patients are in active stage, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be excreted with urine. Healthy people may be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis if they come into contact with urine containing pathogens. However, kidney tuberculosis patients after treatment, there is no excretion of bacteria, healthy people contact with it, generally will not be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Patients diagnosed with renal tuberculosis should actively cooperate with doctors for treatment, and should also pay attention to nutrition intake, in order to facilitate the remission of symptoms.