Treatment of tuberculosis: present status and future prospects

• Main Authors: Philip Onyebujoh (Author), Alimuddin Zumla (Author), Isabella Ribeiro (Author), Roxana Rustomjee (Author), Peter Mwaba (Author), Melba Gomes (Author), John M. Grange (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Over recent years, tuberculosis (TB) and disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have merged in a synergistic pandemic. The number of new cases of TB is stabilizing and declining, except in countries with a high prevalence of HIV infection. In these countries, where HIV is driving an in...