Drug resistant tuberculosis soars in eastern Europe
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0404137a (Published 01 April 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:0404137a- Chibuzo Odigwe1
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Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in parts of eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is 10 times as common as in most parts of the world, a new report from the World Health Organization said this week.
The report, which is WHO's third on drug resistant tuberculosis, contains new data obtained from the WHO/IUATLD (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease) Global Project on anti-tuberculosis drug resistance surveillance.
Speaking at the report's launch in London this week, Paul Nunn, coordinator of tuberculosis, HIV, and drug resistance at the Stop TB department of …
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