Tuberculosis in Malaysia: a continuing surge

• Main Authors: Nissapatorn, V., Lim, Y.A.L., Jamaiah, I., Man Chin, H., Ilyana, M.Z., Nonaziah, M.Z., Siti Hasifah, A., Kuppusamy, I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4113/1/Tuberculosis_in_Malaysia-_A_continuing_surge.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4113/; http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2007-38-suppl-1/38suppl1-231.pdf

The substantial influx of foreign-born persons including immigrant population into the community becomes one of the postulated reasons to be elucidated relating to this so-called �a disease without border� in Malaysia. A total of 425 TB patients, including Malaysians and foreigners, were treated...