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Recent trends in tuberculosis, Japan.

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  • Alternative Title:
    Emerg Infect Dis
  • Personal Author:
    Mori, T.
  • Description:
    Despite a decline after World War II, the rate of tuberculosis in Japan remains high. Infection is heavily concentrated in the > or =60-year age group, and 82% of patients are > or =40 years of age. The success rate for treatment of smear-positive patients is 78%. Multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are rare.
  • Subjects:
  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 6(6):566-568.
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
    Japan
  • Location:
    Asia
  • Volume:
    6
  • Issue:
    6
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    urn:sha256:99eab62fbb274f42540720590c2fafc20c27a738a7308171573152f7a59a3c0e
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