Cairney R
CMAJ. 1996 Jan 15;154(2):236-8.
Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis infection, but that doesn't mean the disease poses no threat here. TB represents a growing problem in prisons and among Canadians of native and Asian descent. Patients with active TB can be misdiagnosed because few physicians ever see the disease and because the bacillus can infect organs other than the lungs. Frequent screening of at-risk populations and a rigorous course of antibiotics for those who are infected are recommended.
加拿大是世界上结核病感染率最低的国家之一,但这并不意味着这种疾病在这里没有威胁。结核病在监狱以及加拿大原住民和亚裔中是一个日益严重的问题。活动性结核病患者可能会被误诊,因为很少有医生见过这种疾病,而且这种杆菌可以感染肺部以外的器官。建议对高危人群进行频繁筛查,并对感染者进行严格的抗生素疗程治疗。