Illicit drug users continue to be a group at high risk for tuberculosis (TB). Here, we present an
updated review of the relationship between TB and illicit drug use, and we summarize more …

According to WHO estimates, in 2010 there were 8.8 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB)
and 1.5 million deaths. TB has been classically associated with poverty, overcrowding and …

APPROXIMATELY 3 million Americans are thought to be infected with hepatitis C virus
(HCV). 1 HCV causes chronic infection in about 85 percent of infected persons, and cirrhosis …

OBJECTIVE: Correctional facilities have often been cited as reservoirs for tuberculosis (TB),
presenting a potential threat to the general population. Although correctional facilities are …

Background The adherence to long tuberculosis (TB) treatment is a key factor in TB control
programs. Always some patients abandon the treatment or die. The objective of this study is …

A cohort of cases initiating tuberculosis treatment from May 2001 to July 2003 was followed
in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, to investigate biological, clinical, social, lifestyle, and …

Injection drug users constitute the largest group of persons infected with the hepatitis C virus
(HCV) in the United States, and most new infections occur in drug users. Controlling …

Background People concentrated in congregated systems, such as prisons, are important
but often neglected reservoirs for TB transmission, and threaten those in the outside …

La tuberculosis (TBC), actualmente declarada como una urgencia mundial, enfrenta un
obstáculo muy importante para su control: el abandono del tratamiento tambien llamado no …

OBJETIVO: Conocer las percepciones y prácticas que los enfermos de tuberculosis tienen
sobre la enfermedad y la adherencia al tratamiento. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio …