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...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2000-12-01
|
| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0602_article |
| _version_ | 1819102525180084224 |
|---|---|
| author | Toru Mori |
| author_facet | Toru Mori |
| author_sort | Toru Mori |
| collection | DOAJ |
| 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. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T01:35:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-507e338b05ce4c2a80f2ca1b81db92fa |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T01:35:57Z |
| publishDate | 2000-12-01 |
| publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| spelling | doaj.art-507e338b05ce4c2a80f2ca1b81db92fa2022-12-21T18:43:22ZengCenters 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 |
| spellingShingle | Toru Mori Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan Emerging Infectious Diseases Japan TB Tuberculosis |
| title | 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_short | Recent Trends in Tuberculosis, Japan |
| title_sort | recent trends in tuberculosis japan |
| topic | Japan TB Tuberculosis |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0602_article |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT torumori recenttrendsintuberculosisjapan |