PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
TI  - The Conundrum of MDR-TB and Combination Therapy
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 24--25
VI  - 11
IP  - 12
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/12/24.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/12/24.full
AB  - Cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are increasing. MDR complicates therapy and results in lower success rates and higher mortality, especially in HIV coinfected patients. This article discusses the conundrum of MDR-TB and combination therapy and ways to address it.