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Some strains of tuberculosis (TB) are resistant to several different drugs. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) can usually be treated successfully after identifying which drugs the bacteria are still susceptible to. A strain of TB that is resistant to a larger number of drugs is known as extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB).

Drug-resistant TB

KENYA: XDR-TB case raises questions

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IRIN PlusNews
28 February 2012
Drug-resistant TB

Fear-Resistance: How Worried Should We Be about "Totally Drug-Resistant" Tuberculosis?

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Scientific American
1 February 2012
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Patient with deadly TB strain tests positive for HIV

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Times of India
26 January 2012
Drug-resistant TB

Indian TB cases 'can't be cured'

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BBC Health
17 January 2012
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Totally Drug Resistant TB strain turns up in patients in India

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Science Speaks
11 January 2012
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Deadly tuberculosis stalks Europe

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Global Post
3 January 2012
Drug-resistant TB

New Six-Way Agreement Among Pharmas and NGOs will Speed Development of TB Drug Combinations

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Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens
10 November 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Poor adherence not enough to cause development of MDR-TB

News
8 November 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Funding for TB research and development declining

News
7 November 2011
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WHO and PATH publish toolkit on strategies to address MDR-TB

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Stop TB Partnership
6 October 2011
Drug-resistant TB

TB & me: Real stories of people living with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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MSF
16 September 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Plan to tackle drug-resistant TB

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BBC Health
14 September 2011
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SOUTH AFRICA: Shortage of drug-resistant TB treatment looms

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IRIN Plus News
22 August 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Sudan: Emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis

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BMC Infectious Diseases
18 August 2011
TB diagnosis

Cepheid fares well with sales of rapid TB test in developing countries

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Science Speaks
9 August 2011
TB diagnosis

New TB drug-resistance test shows promise but needs investment for those diagnosed to be cured

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
26 July 2011
Drug-resistant TB

High Drug Prices Hamper Drug-Resistant TB Treatment

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Inter Press Service
20 June 2011
Drug-resistant TB

PET scans can help determine patients' response to treatment for HIV-MDR tuberculosis

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News-Medical-Net
26 May 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Interruption of TB treatment due to drug supply problems common in UK

News
18 May 2011
TB transmission & prevention

Simple face masks could significantly prevent spread of TB to non-infected patients

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
17 May 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Know your epidemiology: one lesson of many for GeneXpert roll-out

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Science Speaks
16 May 2011
TB treatment

Private sector TB treatment in Asia: a lot of it, but often sub-optimal

News
6 May 2011
Drug-resistant TB

The New Profile of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Russia: A Global and Local Perspective

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Institute of Medicine
13 April 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Partners call for increased commitment to tackle MDR-TB

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World Health Organization
24 March 2011