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Review
. 1998 Sep 5;317(7159):671-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.671.

Community based approaches to the control of multidrug resistant tuberculosis: introducing "DOTS-plus"

P Farmer  1 , J Y Kim
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Review

Community based approaches to the control of multidrug resistant tuberculosis: introducing "DOTS-plus"

P Farmer et al. BMJ. .
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rod shaped bacillus bacterium; here the cell wall has split, as occurs when antibiotic drugs kill the bacterium
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Chest x ray film showing evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (red areas) in the upper lobe of the right lung
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Individualised treatment may be needed for multidrug resistant tuberculosis
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