The resumption of consumption: a review on tuberculosis

Among all infectious diseases that afflict humans, tuberculosis (TB) remains the deadliest. At present, epidemiologists estimate that one-third of the world population is infected with tubercle bacilli, which is responsible for 8 to 10 million new cases of TB and 3 million deaths annually throughout...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Gay Ducati, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Luiz Augusto Basso, Diógenes Santiago Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000700001