What is it about?
WHO revised the definition of XDR-TB. We discuss the impact of this revision of the epidemiology of tuberculosis.
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Why is it important?
Our data support the use of the revised definition which focuses of the most difficult to treat cases.
Perspectives
Bedaquiline resistance being part of the revised definition of XDR-TB, resistance criteria should be carefully evaluated.
nicolas veziris
Sorbonne Université
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This page is a summary of: Impact of the revised definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, European Respiratory Journal, April 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00641-2021.
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