Showing 261 news articles about Drug-resistant TB

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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).

MDR-TB and the BRICS

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UNITAID
25 May 2012

India: Every HIV-TB patient will now undergo MDR-TB tests

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Daily News & Analysis
24 March 2012

KENYA: XDR-TB case raises questions

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IRIN PlusNews
28 February 2012

Patient with deadly TB strain tests positive for HIV

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Times of India
26 January 2012

Indian TB cases 'can't be cured'

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BBC Health
17 January 2012

Deadly tuberculosis stalks Europe

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Global Post
3 January 2012

WHO and PATH publish toolkit on strategies to address MDR-TB

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Stop TB Partnership
6 October 2011

Plan to tackle drug-resistant TB

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BBC Health
14 September 2011

Sudan: Emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis

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BMC Infectious Diseases
18 August 2011