What is Drug-Resistant TB?
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What is Drug-Resistant TB?
Drug-resistant TB is when the bacteria are resistant to one or more anti-TB drugs. Drug resistance is possible in people getting TB for the first time (patients who have not received treatment with anti-TB drugs before), or they may have been infected with drug-resistant TB and not disclosed previous TB treatment. Drug resistance occurs much more commonly in patients with a history of previous treatment that was not completed properly.
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