"Although we believe there are still a few tuberculosis bacteria in his lungs, ongoing antibiotic therapy should kill those, " said Dr Gwen Huitt, director of the hospital's adult infectious disease care unit.

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The inhalation is the most severe, in the past, thought to have 90% fatality, although in our cases here in this country, we've shown it to be 40% fatality, and that's more or less because of the advanced antibiotic therapy, and the ICU support that is much more advanced than it was when the statistics were first out.

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Community-acquired antibiotic resistance becomes a problem when patients who use antibiotics frequently for mild illnesses require therapy for more serious conditions, such as infections that develop as a result of surgery or cancer-related complications.

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