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Standard Regimens Inadequate in Drug-Resistant TB "Hot Zones"
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Title Standard Regimens Inadequate in Drug-Resistant TB "Hot Zones"
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578477?src=rss
Description In areas where the prevalence of initial multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) exceeds 3% -- so-called MDR-TB "hot zones" -- patients treated with standard regimens have high rates of failure and relapse, new research indicates. Reuters Health Information
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Date Aug 5, 2008
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