Open AccessDrug-resistant tuberculosis: World Health Organization launches Global Response Plan 2007-2008
Author(s) -
Collective Editorial team
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
weekly releases (1997–2007)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.27.03231-en
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , drug , first line , medicine , second line , drug resistance , drug resistant tuberculosis , health plan , virology , environmental health , pharmacology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , economic growth , health care , pathology , economics
An increasing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases today are resistant to first line, and often also to second line anti-TB drugs. Drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are now responsible for over 400,000 cases of TB per year.
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