by microbiologics | Nov 16, 2017 | Clinical
Photo: Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Source: CDC) The largest recent outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the United States is currently unfolding in the Minnesota Hmong community. Many Hmong elders were resettled in the Twin Cities...
by Laurie Kundrat | Aug 25, 2016 | Clinical
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is the greatest infectious killer worldwide after HIV/AIDS. Most cases of the disease can be treated by isoniazid and rifampicin, two powerful anti-TB drugs. Unfortunately, a drug resistant strain has...
