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| l | More
complicated and expensive to treat |
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| l | Association
with time in US |
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| l | Greater
rate among recent arrivals |
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| l | TB
acquired in country of origin? |
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| l | Rx
for LTBI among FB needed, esp. those |
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high prevalence countries, but may be |
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if there is resistance |
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