Thursday 5 July 2012

Rise in drug-resistant TB cases

5 July 2012
Last updated at 01:57












The number of overall cases year-on-year remains stable at between 8,500 and 9,000


Cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in the UK have risen by over a quarter in the last year, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed.
In 2011, 431 cases did not respond to antibiotic treatment compared to 342 in 2010, the HPA said. About 550 more

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