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Review
. 2016 Feb;57(2):126-35.
doi: 10.1007/s00108-015-0010-x.

[Drug-resistant tuberculosis. Epidemiology, diagnostics and therapy]

[Article in German]
M P Grobusch  1   2 , F Schaumburg  3 , E Altpeter  4 , S Bélard  5   6
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Review

[Drug-resistant tuberculosis. Epidemiology, diagnostics and therapy]

[Article in German]
M P Grobusch et al. Internist (Berl). 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is one of the serious problems in the fight against tuberculosis on a global scale. This review article describes in brief the global epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment of DR-TB. The situation in Germany, Switzerland and Austria is addressed in detail. The article concludes with a presentation of current research topics in the field of resistant TB.

Keywords: Austria; Germany; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Resistent tuberculosis; Switzerland.

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