A long time coming

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Wrongful diagnosis and inappropriate initial treatment can have a harmful and lasting affect on the rehabilitation of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Isolation therapy is an important part of treating MDR TB suffers as it prevents the threat of spreading the disease to others while reducing the risk of further infection for the patient. Nurses should help isolation patients to avoid feelings of depression and confusion by maintaining a good level of communication.

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Waging war against 'the white plague'

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The increased incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the UK is discussed. The prevalence of TB among recent immigrants and the measures taken by a team of nurses at St Mary's, London, to treat patients and control the spread of TB are described.

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Time to take your medicine

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Many nurses are still untrained and unguided in managing a patient's adherence to drug therapies in the case of HIV.

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