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- Title
Decrease in Reported Tuberculosis Cases-- United States, 2009.
- Authors
Winston, C.; Pratt, R.; Armstrong, L.; Navin, T.
- Abstract
This article focuses on a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about tuberculosis (TB) cases in the U.S. According to the report, the total number of TB cases in the U.S. as of 2009 was 11,540, a drop of 11.4% compared to the previous year. It also notes a substantial drop in TB case counts and rates among both foreign-born and U.S.-born persons. TB diagnosis and reporting is said to be the key to ensuring treatment of patients with TB and implementation of other public health measures that interrupt transmission. The report also found that 10.9% of persons with TB were coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). INSET: What is already known on this topic?.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TUBERCULOSIS; DISEASE prevalence; GOVERNMENT publications; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); PUBLIC health; COMORBIDITY; HIV infections
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2010, Vol 303, Issue 18, p1802
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article