Fighting resistance.
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A pioneer in the early identification of drug resistance in tuberculosis patients, Sir John Crofton and his colleagues' seminal research into multidrug therapy for tuberculosis patients in the 1950s laid the groundwork for the WHO-recommended tuberculosis treatment today. This is one of the last interviews he gave before he passed away on 3 November at the age of 97, after a career that spanned three-quarters of a century.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
دوره 87 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009