Substance use common among patients with TB, associated with treatment difficulties
Monday, January 26, 2009 - 16:56
in Health & Medicine
About one in five U.S. tuberculosis patients reports abusing alcohol or using illicit drugs, and those who do appear more contagious and difficult to treat, according to a report in the January 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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