Voice of America: Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment Oct 22nd 2012, 11:03 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment Oct 22nd 2012, 10:39 An antibiotic used to treat severe infections shows promise against a very resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis. XDR-TB is resistant to at least four of the drugs used most often against the disease. Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis – or XDR-TB – is still considered rare, although cases have been reported in nearly 80 countries. Health officials believe the number of XDR-TB cases is underreported because there's no specific test for it. It can be cured, but the odds against ... | | | | |
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