Most authors reported that no specific TB infection-control programs were being used in the health-care facilities where the studies were carried out.The emergence of drug resistant TB has focussed minds
Efforts are ongoing to update existing infection-control guidelines in the wake of XDR-TB, and to develop programs that are suitable for resource-limited countries. We strongly support these initiatives and call for more resources and partnerships to tackle the chronically neglected problem of nosocomial TB in low-income countries.
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