XDR (extensively drug-resistant) TB recorded in the UK in 2005
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Clinica has received confirmation from the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) that three cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB were recorded in the UK in 2005, as defined at the time, but that no cases have been recorded under the recently revised case definition, a spokesperson said. Almost 8,200 new cases of TB were reported in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2006 (up 2% on 2005), according to provisional data, released last week.