| Title | Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a new face to an old pathogen. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Shenoi, Sheela, and Gerald Friedland |
| Journal | Annual review of medicine |
| Volume | 60 |
| Pagination | 307-20 |
| Date Published | 2009 |
| ISSN | 1545-326X |
| Keywords | Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Humans, Risk Factors |
| Abstract | The presence and consequences of resistance to drugs used for the treatment of tuberculosis have long been neglected. The recent detection and recognition of widespread multiple-drug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis have raised interest and concern among clinicians and public health authorities globally. In this article, we describe the current global status of drug-resistant tuberculosis. We discuss the development of resistance, current management, and strategies for control. |
| DOI | 10.3109/00952990.2011.568081 |
| Alternate Journal | Annu. Rev. Med. |
