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Abstract
Tuberculosis is one of the world's great public health crises. It is estimated by the World Health Organization that roughly one third of the world's populations, or some 2 billion people, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent. More than 8 million people every year develop active tuberculosis disease, and 2 million die as a result. This article reviews tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in older adults.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17967293 PMCID: PMC2278034 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2007.07.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chest Med ISSN: 0272-5231 Impact factor: 2.878