RT Book, Section
A1 Behrman, Amy J.
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Fitch, Michael T.
A2 Joing, Scott A.
A2 Wang, Vincent J.
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
SR Print(0)
ID 1143140348
T1 Tuberculosis
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837026
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143140348
RD 2024/04/19
AB Tuberculosis  (TB)  is  the  second  most  common  cause  of  infectious  disease  deaths  globally,  with  one-third  of  the  world's  population  infected.  Although  active  TB  infection  rates  continue  to  decline  in  the  United  States,  TB  remains  an  important  public  health  problem,  particularly  among  immigrants  whose  active  TB  case  rate  is  12  times  higher  than  the  US-born  population.  Other  risk  factors  include  HIV  infection;  living  or  working  in  prison,  shelters,  and  long-term  care  facilities;  and  alcohol/drug  abuse.  Transmission  occurs  by  inhalation  of  droplet  nuclei  and  may  lead  to  active  primary  infection  or  latent  disease  (which  may  reactivate  later).  Identifying  and  treating  high-risk  patients  for  active  and  latent  TB  is  key  to  ongoing  TB  control.