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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Combining existing strategies could prevent nearly half of new XDR tuberculosis cases
November 5th, 2007
A synergistic combination of available nosocomial* infection control strategies could prevent nearly half of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis cases, even in resource-limited settings. These are the conclusions of authors of an Article in The Lancet. XDR tuberculosis has been reported in 37 countries (as of May 2007), and has been identified in all regions of the world. South Africa has had the largest cluster of XDR cases, with incidence in every region of the country. Over 200 cases have been reported from 40 sites in the KwaZulu-Natal province alone, the first 53 of which were in the rural town of Tugela Ferry. Sanjay Basu, Yale...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-11-05)
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