Resurgence of tuberculosis.
Since 1985 there has been an 18% increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis nationally. Even more alarming is the increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis which presents a serious public health problem, particularly for HIV-infected patients.
Hornick
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University of Iowa College of Medicine.
Schlesinger
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Wenzel
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