Cargando…

Recent trends in tuberculosis, Japan.

Despite a decline after World War II, the rate of tuberculosis in Japan remains high. Infection is heavily concentrated in the > or =60-year age group, and 82% of patients are > or =40 years of age. The success rate for treatment of smear-positive patients is 78%. Multidrug-resistant strains o...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mori, T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11076712