South Africa: 400 People in SA With Highly Drug-Resistant TB to Get New Three-Drug Regimen

[spotlight] Treatment of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa has been transformed over the last decade. Most people with DR-TB no longer have to take daily injections and treatment is often completed in nine months, compared to 18 to 24 months in the past. Maybe most importantly, fewer people are dying of DR-TB and fewer people are suffering hearing loss, a common side effect of injections used in the past.
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news