Drug-Resistant

But, you know, when you know that he has Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, still the better sense of prudence is to put him in an isolation room.

CNN Transcript May 30, 2007 2007

When you talk about Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis -- and this is some people still aren't sure how to fix or how to cure.

CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2007 2007

The CDC held a news conference last hour warning of the possible exposure after a patient with Extensively Drug-Resistant TB took two transatlantic flights.

CNN Transcript May 29, 2007 2007

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): It's called XDR-TB, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, a horrible disease.

CNN Transcript May 30, 2007 2007

Now, the surgery, if they do it, it will be the first one that National Jewish has done on someone with Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.

CNN Transcript May 31, 2007 2007

When it comes to Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, I mean, this wasn't even a term that I really heard of when I was in medical school.

CNN Transcript May 30, 2007 2007

They originally said that, if you had XDR, which is the Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, you might need surgery.

CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2007 2007

GUPTA: Well, you know, the interesting thing, John, in this country, there's been so few cases of what's called XDR, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, so there's n no center that can boast a particularly high number of cases.

CNN Transcript May 31, 2007 2007

However, CDC officials and the Fulton County Health Department say that the final diagnosis of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis did not come through until after he had already left the country.

CNN Transcript May 30, 2007 2007

But, you know, the fact the public health departments may not be communicating as well, the fact that they really didn't know how to deal with this one case of Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis -- other grade-three bioterrors are smallpox, anthrax, things like that.

CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2007 2007