Drug-resistant

Drug-resistant TB is a worldwide problem, Castro said, noting that about 1.3% of all cases are drug-resistant strains.

CDC: U.S. tuberculosis cases hit record low 2011

Drug-resistant TB is a worldwide problem, Castro said, noting that about 1.3% of all cases are drug-resistant strains.

CDC: U.S. tuberculosis cases hit record low 2011

Drug-resistant bacteria could also potentially be passed from one person to another in the UK, he said.

Antibiotics' efficiency wanes due to global spread of drug-resistant bacteria 2010

Drug-resistant infections were first detected at the Cambodia-Thailand border in 2009.

WHO Claims Gains In Global Fight Against Malaria AP 2010

Supertaskers: Profiles in Extraordinary Multi-tasking Ability Antibiotic Resistance: Drug-resistant bacteria appear to persist in the human gut for years after a person takes antibiotics, according to a study in PLoS ONE.

Test-Takers Shrug Off the Effects of Alcohol 2010

Drug-resistant staph is popping up in gyms and health clubs, for example.

Future 2009

Drug-resistant diseases often spread because of overuse of antibiotics or antiviral drugs.

In the War Against Flu's Mutants, a Big Ally Is Weakened 2009

Drug-resistant tuberculosis now accounts for one in seven new cases; 5 percent of those patients are dying.

The End Of Antibiotics 2008

Drug-resistant TB-which is 50 to 80 percent fatal, even with intensive treatment-has shown up in 17 states since 1989, and experts agree that without major new control efforts, it could soon become the norm.

Tuberculosis: A Deadly Return 2008

Drug-resistant malaria parasites hinder case management by decreasing the efficacy of anti-malarial drugs and by requiring the use of alternate drugs that are often more costly, less safe, and less easy to administer.

Malaria 2008