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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Therapy
Study findings from World Health Organization provide new insights into HIV/AIDS co-infection therapy
March 25th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Tb drug resistance: is it really a threat to Africa' new findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection. "In most of the world and particularly in Eastern Europe, China and India, drug resistance is increasingly seen as a major threat to tuberculosis (TB) control and even to public health and health security. What about in Africa' The conditions for creation of drug resistance exist in most, if not all, African countries, as a result of underinvestment in basic TB control, poor management of anti-TB drugs and virtual absence of infection control measures," researchers in Switzerland report. "The severity of drug resistance is increasing--following outbreaks...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-25)
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