title: The history of tuberculosis and its resurgence in the community.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and characterised by the formation of granulomas in infected tissues and by florid cell-mediated hypersensitivity. The usual site of disease is the lungs but other organs may be involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, U.S.T. Kumasi.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ankrah
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*