Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: The problem and some priorities in controlling it

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and even more severe forms of drug resistance, cause significant problems and costs for national TB control programs and constitutes an increasing public health concern globally. In parts of the former Soviet Union, the prevalence of MDR-TB is as high as 50...

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Main Author: Sven Hoffner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=59;epage=59;aulast=Hoffner