EVALUATION OF THE PRESENT-DAY TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Authors: J B AMBERSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 December 1955EVALUATION OF THE PRESENT-DAY TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSISJ. BURNS AMBERSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. BURNS AMBERSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-6-1209 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhile the individual patient with tuberculosis is our main concern, comprehension of the problem of treatment implies also an understanding of the behavior of the disease in the population. In this country, particularly in the sparsely settled sections, the majority of people are escaping tuberculosis infection until they reach adult life. Therefore, many cases of manifest disease represent progressive primary tuberculosis, a phase in which relative specific immunity is not yet well established and dissemination of the infection in the body sometimes occurs rapidly. 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