Alarming levels of drug-resistant TB found worldwide

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Alarming levels of drug-resistant TB found worldwide

<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginLONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found an alarming number of cases of the lung disease tuberculosis in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America that are resistant to up to four powerful antibiotic drugs. In a large international study published in the Lancet medical journal on Thursday, researchers found rates of both multi drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) were higher than previously thought and were threatening global efforts to curb the spread of the disease. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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