Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis found in California

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Tue, 08/12/2008 - 23:00

(Infectious Diseases Society of America) In the first statewide study of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) in the United States, California officials have identified 18 cases of the dangerous and difficult-to-treat disease between 1993 and 2006, and 77 cases that were one step away from XDR TB.

The study appears in the Aug. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online.

Tags:

 

More related items

Adverse reactions to antibiotics send thousands of patients to...
(Infectious Diseases Society of America) Adverse events from antibiotics cause an estimated 142,000 emergency department visits per year in the...

Being an MRSA carrier increases risk of infection and death
(Infectious Diseases Society of America) Patients harboring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for long periods of time continue to be at...

Study: Quick responses to influenza outbreaks reduces illness...
(Infectious Diseases Society of America) Influenza outbreaks were shorter and resulted in fewer cases and fewer deaths at long-term care facilities...

Tuberculosis not the only risk from new immunological drugs
(Infectious Diseases Society of America) A new survey cautions physicians that drugs commonly prescribed for patients suffering from immunological...

Burt's Bees Baby Bee Getting Started Kit

Avon MOISTURE THERAPY Intensive Moisturizing Lip Treatment SPF...
Glide on this emollient-rich formula to help protect lips from chapping and dryness, with the added benefit of SPF 15 to protect lips from the sun's...

Yogilates - Intermediate Workout
Combining breath, balance and focus, this intermediate level workout follows Yogilates Creator Jonathan Urla and the on-screen class through a...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
health-fitness.marc8.com