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Shorter all-oral regimens for drug-resistant TB are cost-effective in Indi
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
An economic evaluation published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research has demonstrated that shorter, six-month all-oral treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) are cost-effective and offer improved health outcomes compared to the c
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Tuberculosis cases surged for the first time in many years: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3 per cent between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in 2021. This is the first time in many years an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with TB and drug resistant TB.
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