title: Mycobacterium Tuberculosisin Spinal Tuberculosis.
abstract: Even in an era of remarkable medical advances, there is an issue of why tuberculosis remains in the list of disastrous diseases, afflicting humans and causing suffering. There has not been a plausible answer to this, and it has been suggested that clinicians and medical scientists could presently not win the war against the tubercle bacilli. With regards to this issue, based on the authors' own clinical and research experiences, in this review, the available literature was revisited in order to address the raised questions and to provide recent information on characteristics of tubercle bacilli and possible ways to more effectively treat tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Sang
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Moon-Kim Institute of Orthopedic Research, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Sim
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Moon-Kim Institute of Orthopedic Research, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Han-Lim
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Hyeon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Behavior; Cell envelops; Drug response; Morphology; Tissue pathology