A snapshot of tuberculosis in urban Minnesota.
We reviewed the records of all 66 cases of tuberculosis in St. Paul between 1986 and 1989. Two-thirds of the patients were foreign born. Some of these patients experienced problems in adherence to therapy because of cultural barriers. Resistance of the organism to antituberculosis medications was also a significant problem.
Kovacovich
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University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Becker
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Holtan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*