title: Tuberculosis, the only infectious disease to be declared a "global emergency" by the WHO, is a major cause of death in adults and children worldwide.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014944:World Health Organization