Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Epidemic May Be Larger Than Previously Thought

... The epidemic of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) may be larger than previously suspected, according to an Article in The Lancet. The study found anti-TB drug resistance in virtually all of the 79 countries surveyed, with particularly high levels in areas of the former Soviet Union and some provinces of China. [click link for full article] ...