Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan

Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan

Despite a decline after World War II, the rate of tuberculosis in Japan remains high. Infection is heavily concentrated in the >60-year age group, and 82% of patients are >40 years of age. The success rate for treatment of smear-positive patients is 78%. Multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobact...

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Main Author: Toru Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Japan
TB
Tuberculosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0602_article
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spelling doaj-507e338b05ce4c2a80f2ca1b81db92fa2020-11-25T01:58:51ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592000-12-016656656810.3201/eid0606.000602Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, JapanToru MoriDespite a decline after World War II, the rate of tuberculosis in Japan remains high. Infection is heavily concentrated in the >60-year age group, and 82% of patients are >40 years of age. The success rate for treatment of smear-positive patients is 78%. Multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are rare.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0602_articleJapanTBTuberculosis
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Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan
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Japan
TB
Tuberculosis
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title Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan
title_short Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan
title_full Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan
title_fullStr Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan
title_full_unstemmed Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan
title_sort recent trends in tuberculosis, japan
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2000-12-01
description Despite a decline after World War II, the rate of tuberculosis in Japan remains high. Infection is heavily concentrated in the >60-year age group, and 82% of patients are >40 years of age. The success rate for treatment of smear-positive patients is 78%. Multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are rare.
topic Japan
TB
Tuberculosis
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0602_article
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