XDR-TB: Indian perspective

To the Editors:

I read with interest the recent article by Migliori et al. 1 in the March issue of the European Respiratory Journal on the new extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) threat, wherein the authors have comprehensively covered the topic and tried to alert the medical fraternity of the need to unite in order to fight this global threat.

There is no doubt that the development of multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB and XDR-TB reveals weaknesses in primary care diagnostic services and a failure to adhere to the World Health …