Tuberculosis — China
3 of the 6 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) identified [so far in 2015] have been brought into the nation [Taiwan] by Chinese immigrant spouses, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
CDC physician Chan Pei-chun said cases of MDR-TB account for approximately 1 percent of the average 10 000 new cases of tuberculosis recorded each year in Taiwan, adding that MDR-TB is defined by patients’ resistance to 2 primary effective anti-tuberculosis drugs: isoniazid and
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