Current management of respiratory tuberculosis.

Although pulmonary TB is declining in incidence, it continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality. The modern 6-month short-course chemotherapy regimens are virtually 100% curative if given and taken correctly. Other forms of intrathoracic TB, namely pleural effusion and particularly mediastinal lymphadenopathy, occur more frequently in ethnic minority groups and mainly in that from the Indian subcontinent.