Outdated Tuberculosis Isolation Practices Persist in Developing Countries

Health workers in developing countries are forced to use obsolete and potentially harmful isolation practices for tuberculosis patients due to a lack of resources. Patients are trapped in hospitals for months under these outdated treatment methods.

12 Feb, 23:18 — 12 Feb, 23:18

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NYT12 Feb, 23:18

4 Months Trapped in a Hospital for an Obsolete Way of Treating Their Disease

Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it.

By Stephanie Nolen and Arlette Bashizi

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