Cause
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, slow-growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs.
Author:
Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Alfred A. Lardizabal, MD - Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine/Tuberculosis
Alfred A. Lardizabal, MD - Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine/Tuberculosis
Last Updated: 05/16/2007
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