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Source: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1096043/occurrence-multiple-drug-resistant-tuberculosis-grows
Occurrence of multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis grows
World's second-most fatal disease becomes harder to beat as drug resistance grows and patients fail to follow doctors' orders
Monday, 03 December, 2012, 12:00am
Those fighting tuberculosis (TB) say it is better not to treat the disease than to treat it badly, because doing so just produces more powerful, drug-resistant bacteria, making the world's second-most fatal disease stronger by the day.
The mainland has more cases of multiple-drug-resistant TB (MDR TB) than any other country, with 120,000 new cases each year. Poor case management and a lack of new drugs makes the fight against the disease extremely difficult...
Occurrence of multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis grows
World's second-most fatal disease becomes harder to beat as drug resistance grows and patients fail to follow doctors' orders
Monday, 03 December, 2012, 12:00am
Those fighting tuberculosis (TB) say it is better not to treat the disease than to treat it badly, because doing so just produces more powerful, drug-resistant bacteria, making the world's second-most fatal disease stronger by the day.
The mainland has more cases of multiple-drug-resistant TB (MDR TB) than any other country, with 120,000 new cases each year. Poor case management and a lack of new drugs makes the fight against the disease extremely difficult...