title: Tuberculosis: diagnosis and treatment of resurgent disease.
abstract: The incidence of tuberculosis is, once again, on the rise in this country after many years of decline. As advances in the therapeutic management of tuberculosis occur, oral and maxillofacial surgeons should be aware of the current treatment modalities. This article provides a comprehensive review of tuberculosis, because it is likely that we will be seeing more patients with this disease in our practices.
authors.affiliation: Brooklyn Hospital Center, Department of Dentistry, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Strull
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dym
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents