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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).

Patients panic over TB drug shortage

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Times of Zambia
1 February 2011

UK tuberculosis rates highest in 30 years

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Reuters
4 November 2010

KENYA: Activists appeal for release of TB prisoners

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IRIN Plus News
15 September 2010

SOUTH AFRICA: Strike sends XDR-TB patients home

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IRIN Plus News
3 September 2010

Strike: TB patients sent home

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Daily Dispatch
31 August 2010