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Peruvian doctors showcase high cure rate for drug-resistant TB

August 07, 2008

More than 60 per cent of patients diagnosed with a type of tuberculosis that is very difficult to treat were cured with aggressive drug treatment, according to a study from Peru that shows the disease is not a 'death sentence.'

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