[Comment] Epidemic spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China

An estimated 10 ·4 million people worldwide developed tuberculosis in 2015. Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with 1·8 million deaths, more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.1 In 2015, 580 000 (5·7%) patients with tuberculosis had rifampicin-resistant or multidrug-resistant (MDR ; resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin) disease, with India and China having the greatest number of these cases.1 Improved living standards in China have led to global gains in tuberculosis control in the past 20 years, particularly in the western Pacific region.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Comment Source Type: research