And that's why people like Lawrence Gostin are rethinking what public health authorities should do about people with suspected XDR-TB in the weeks before the diagnosis is in.

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We must do a better job of identifying drug-resistant TB in these countries, giving patients the right treatment, and limiting the spread of this disease that can be passed through a simple cough.

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