title: Tuberculosis in the 1990s. Issues for primary care physicians.
abstract: After declining for many years, tuberculosis rates have begun to level off in Canada. Groups at particularly high risk include aboriginal Canadians, immigrants from high-prevalence countries, HIV-infected people, and elderly men. If disease is suspected, appropriate investigations, including sputum tests for bacteriology and chest x-ray examinations, should be done. Response to treatment is excellent. Chemoprophylaxis is recommended for certain patients. Vaccination with BCG has a limited but important role, especially for aboriginal Canadians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology