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Please tell me if there is any cure for drug-resistant tuberculosis?
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Drug-resistant TB: Drug resistant TB comes in 2 classifications; mdr and xdr, meaning multi drug -resistant and extensively drug resistant. These are based on culture of the TB bacillus and sensitivity testing. The more antibiotics the bacillus is resistant to the harder it is to treat, especially because it usually means it is resistant to the most effective drugs. Still, successful treatment may be possible.
Answered 6/10/2014
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