Zanni Guido R, Wick Jeannette Y
The Consultant Pharmarcist, USA.
Consult Pharm. 2008 Nov;23(11):844-6, 851-8. doi: 10.4140/tcp.n.2008.844.
Every second, someone becomes infected with tuberculosis (TB) someplace on Earth. Mycobacterium tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can attack any organ. TB occurs along a continuum, and infected individuals may have latent or active TB. In the United States, public health efforts between 1953 and the early 1980s successfully reduced the number of cases. The number began to grow in the 1980s, and several causes were implicated. In the last few years, the number of active TB cases has declined significantly, but drug-resistant TB has become a growing concern. The elderly are at high risk for TB, especially if they are long-term care residents.
每一秒，地球上都会有某人在某个地方感染结核病（TB）。结核分枝杆菌通常侵袭肺部，但也可能攻击任何器官。结核病呈连续变化过程，受感染个体可能患有潜伏性或活动性结核病。在美国，1953年至20世纪80年代初的公共卫生努力成功减少了病例数量。该数量在20世纪80年代开始增长，涉及多种原因。在过去几年中，活动性结核病病例数量显著下降，但耐多药结核病已成为日益令人担忧的问题。老年人患结核病的风险很高，尤其是那些长期护理机构的居民。
