title: Association of tuberculosis with alcoholism.
abstract: To define the extent of the association between tuberculosis and alcoholism, all cases of tuberculosis reported in 1972 to the Fulton County Health Department (Georgia) were reviewed. Alcoholics accountered for 49% of all adult cases. Because of this high association, alcoholics should be screened regularly for possible tuberculosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*