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<p>Tuberculosis has taken on a new face in the context of emergent drug use. The combination of conditions such as HIV infection, hepatitis B or C, arising from the use of injectable drugs create serious problems in hospitals. In this new context, the authors analyze epidemiological aspects, predisposing factors, clinical expressions and therapeutic solutions for these cases, but also the programs that must be adopted to allow the control of this new worldwide challenge.</p>
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Tuberculosis has taken on a new face in the context of emergent drug use. The combination of conditions such as HIV infection, hepatitis B or C, arising from the use of injectable drugs create serious problems in hospitals. In this new context, the authors analyze epidemiological aspects, predisposing factors, clinical expressions and therapeutic solutions for these cases, but also the programs that must be adopted to allow the control of this new worldwide challenge.

Pulmonary TB Faces in the New Context of Drug Users

Internal Medicine

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Tuberculosis has taken on a new face in the context of emergent drug use. The combination of conditions such as HIV infection, hepatitis B or C, arising from...

Pulmonary TB Faces in the New Context of Drug Users

Published Online: Apr 15, 2023

Page range: 57 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2023-0238

Keywords
tuberculosis, drugs, HIV, hepatitis B and C

© 2023 Florin Mihălţan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Pulmonary TB Faces in the New Context of Drug Users

Published Online: Apr 15, 2023

Page range: 57 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2023-0238

Keywordstuberculosis, drugs, HIV, hepatitis B and C

© 2023 Florin Mihălţan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
tuberculosis, drugs, HIV, hepatitis B and C