Infection control 'urgently needed' to curb spread of XDR-TB among health care workers
Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 16:49
in Health & Medicine
ATS 2009, SAN DIEGO?Healthcare workers in South Africa are at a significantly increased risk of developing drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR-TB, in a trend which threatens to further exacerbate the already beleaguered healthcare systems in sub-Saharan countries, according to results of a new study.