RT Book, Section A1 Behrman, Amy J. A2 Cline, David M. A2 Ma, O. John A2 Cydulka, Rita K. A2 Meckler, Garth D. A2 Handel, Daniel A. A2 Thomas, Stephen H. SR Print(0) ID 56272560 T1 Chapter 31. Tuberculosis T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-178184-8 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56272560 RD 2024/03/29 AB Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem, infecting one-third of the world's population and causing approximately 2 million deaths annually. In the United States, TB is an important public health problem, particularly among immigrants whose active TB case rate is 11 times higher than that of nonimmigrants. Other risk factors include HIV infection; living or working in prison, shelters, and long-term care facilities; caring for TB patients; and alcohol/drug abuse.