By
Caitlin Reed
Published: Nov. 19, 2015, 10:43 p.m.·
Tags:
Drug-resistant TB,
Treatment
Doctors swear to do no harm, but I knew I was about to inflict great suffering on my patient Gary, who had been diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR TB. Many people wrongly assume that tuberculosis has been eradicated. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis killed more people in 2015 than HIV/AIDS.
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