[Tuberculosis--current news about the "white pestilence" in the year 2004].
Among infectious diseases tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death world-wide, killing nearly 2 million people each year. In Africa the incidence of tuberculosis has increased mainly as a result of the burden of HIV infection, and in the former Soviet Union due to socio-economic changes and a decline of the healthcare system. Chemotherapeutic treatment with several drugs for 6 months or more can deliver cure to more than 95% of the patients. Direct observation of treatment (DOT) is regarded as the standard of care.
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pnduke@uniklinik-saarland.de
D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*