RT Book, Section A1 Kolb, N. Randall A1 Liu, Gordon A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 Matheny, Samuel C. A2 Lewis, Evelyn L. SR Print(0) ID 1173792873 T1 Tuberculosis T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134896 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173792873 RD 2024/03/28 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.