Tuberculosis drug resistance in Canada, 1998 to 2000
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Melissa D Phypers; Linda Panaro; Penny Nault
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 141-143 (2001)
- Subject
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1180-2332
The emergence of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB) is a global threat to TB prevention and control efforts. A recent study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease found strains of TB resistant to first-line anti-TB drugs in all countries surveyed (1). The WHO estimates that 50 million people are infected with strains of drug-resistant TB (2).