| What's new in TB? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19893778 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Australia has among the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis (TB). However, it remains a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. In Australia, TB remains more common in Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australians, and rates are rising among migrants, reflecting changing immigration patterns and rising rates in their homelands. OBJECTIVE: This article reviews recent developments in TB of relevance to Australian general practice and provides an update of advances in the diagnosis and management of TB, and the role of the general practitioners in co-managing people with TB. DISCUSSION: First hand experience with imported multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) is increasing and is anticipated to rise in Australia. The reach of extensively drug resistant TB is also expanding. Although standard guidelines for management of drug susceptible TB remain unchanged, recent progress in the understanding, diagnosis and management of TB has occurred, driven by the need to respond to the challenges of MDR-TB and HIV-TB co-infection. |
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Authors:
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Anna Ralph; Paul Kelly; Vicki Krause |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australian family physician Volume: 38 ISSN: 0300-8495 ISO Abbreviation: Aust Fam Physician Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-06 Completed Date: 2010-02-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0326701 Medline TA: Aust Fam Physician Country: Australia |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 578-85 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Australia. anna.ralph@anu.edu.au |
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Antitubercular Agents
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therapeutic use Australia / epidemiology Disease Management Family Practice Humans Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification Tuberculosis / diagnosis, drug therapy*, epidemiology |
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0/Antitubercular Agents |
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