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NIAID releases MDR/XDR Tuberculosis research agenda

NIAID today released its NIAID Research Agenda for Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Tuberculosis (TB). While focusing on MDR/XDR TB, many of the research priorities identified in this document also relate to drug-sensitive tuberculosis. The research priorities identified in the agenda build on a foundation of ongoing NIAID-supported TB research, which currently comprises more than 300 research projects worldwide.

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