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COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group
WASHINGTON -- Cases of multidrug resistance in immigrant populations in the United States and links to the AIDS epidemic in Africa are attracting the attention of researchers.
"There is an erroneous assumption that tuberculosis has been eradicated," Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, said at a press briefing on tuberculosis sponsored by JAMA. "In fact it is a big problem, and should be taken seriously."
Of note, 407 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) with specific resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin occurred in a study...
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