"The articles in this theme issue of JAMA devoted to TB address a number of important concerns including screening; treatment for active and latent infections; multidrug-resistant strains; and improving screening, treatment, and quality of care for all vulnerable populations. These are serious problems that must be solved before TB can be controlled."
"We hope that the insight provided by the various articles in this issue of JAMA will stimulate more interest in better funding for research on the prevention, screening, and treatment of TB and more initiatives to use current knowledge to improve access to appropriate and effective care and thereby successfully control TB. Clearly, it will take the will and resources of the entire world to eradicate this global problem."
(JAMA. 2005; 293:2793-2794. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org .)
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