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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).

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SOUTH AFRICA: First nurses trained to initiate MDR-TB treatment

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IRIN Plus News
19 June 2012
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SOUTH AFRICA: Decentralizing care and treatment for drug-resistant TB

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IRIN Plus News
14 June 2012
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis A 'Serious Epidemic' In China

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npr
8 June 2012
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MDR-TB and the BRICS

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UNITAID
25 May 2012
Global health initiatives

UNITAID seeks innovative HIV, TB and malaria proposals

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Science Speaks
16 May 2012
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Russia: People suffering from MDR-TB have not been receiving treatment for 5 months

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EATG
9 April 2012
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Russia: Several regional hospitals face stock-outs of TB medicines

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EATG
29 March 2012
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India: Every HIV-TB patient will now undergo MDR-TB tests

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Daily News & Analysis
24 March 2012
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UGANDA: Senior health officials suspended amid TB drug shortage

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IRIN Plus News
23 March 2012
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On the eve of the World TB Day, patients in St. Petersburg are dying due to absence of second-line drugs

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EATG
21 March 2012
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Alarming scale of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis requires rapid response to avert emerging global crisis

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MSF
21 March 2012
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Drug-resistant "white plague" lurks among rich and poor

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Reuters
20 March 2012
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KENYA: XDR-TB case raises questions

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IRIN PlusNews
28 February 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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TB & me: Real stories of people living with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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MSF
16 September 2011
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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
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Sudan: Emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis

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BMC Infectious Diseases
18 August 2011