RT Book, Section
A1 Cook, Kristen
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 7252331
T1 Chapter 27. Tuberculosis
T2 McGraw-Hill's NAPLEX® Review Guide
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-175562-7
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7252331
RD 2024/04/24
AB Tuberculosis  (TB)  remains  one  of  the  top  10  causes  of  death  in  the  world  with  9.27  million  new  cases  and  approximately  1.7  million  deaths  in  2007.1-2  The  highest  TB  incidence  occurs  in  Asia  and  Africa  (86%).1  The  incidence  is  lower  in  the  United  States  with  13,299  TB  cases  in  2007  and  rates  continue  to  decline  in  the  United  States.3  The  HIV-positive  population  has  a  significantly  higher  incidence  than  the  general  population  and  deserves  additional  attention  for  TB.4