The multidrug resistant strains of TB are especially frightening because of the triple threat: First. these patients continue to infect others while they think they are being treatedbut the drugs they take dont do anything. Second. the patient gets worse. Third. the costs increase dramatically as the additional drugs are expensive. and more intensive treatment may be required. As many as 40 percent of all TB cases in New York City have been found to be multidrug resistant. Persons facing the greatest risks for TB include those with AIDS. immigrants from countries with poor public health programs. and homeless persons. But also they include health care workers. doctors and nurses. prison workers. and others who come into close contact with an Infected Individual. Importantly. as the number of children with AIDS tragically increases.
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