Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medici

by Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Forum on Drug Discovery Development and, et al.

An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and are effective against a majority of TB cases, resistance to these antibiotics has emerged over the years, resulting in the growing spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. Due to challenges in timely and accurate diagnosis of drug-resistant TB, length and tolerability of treatment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309219663
• ISBN13: 9780309219662
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 186 Pages