Crack Cocaine and Infectious Tuberculosis
oleh: Alistair Story, Graham Bothamley, Andrew Hayward
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-09-01 |
Deskripsi
We hypothesize that crack cocaine is independently associated with smear-positive tuberculosis (TB). In a case–control study of TB in London, 19 (86%) of 22 crack cocaine users with pulmonary TB were smear positive compared with 302 (36%) of 833 non–drug users. Respiratory damage caused by crack cocaine may predispose drug users to infectivity.