TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Tuberculosis A1 - Kolb, N. Randall A1 - Liu, Gordon A2 - South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 - Matheny, Samuel C. A2 - Lewis, Evelyn L. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e AB - Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important infectious disease for primary care physicians. In some parts of the world, significant problems exist in recognizing and diagnosing active TB and in using correct treatment to prevent the development of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). People infected with TB bacteria have a 5–15% lifetime risk of falling ill with TB. However, persons with compromised immune systems, such as people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malnutrition, or diabetes or people who use tobacco, have a higher risk of falling ill. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173792873 ER -