Existential threat of drug-resistant TB

In September, the Obama administration will unveil The National Action Plan to Combat Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TB). I commend the administration for developing an action plan to address this preventable, air-borne disease. As a practicing physician who has been treating people with drug resistant TB for decades, I am cautiously optimistic that future patients will receive the safe and effective treatment regimens they need both for their own survival as well as to prevent spreading the disease in their families and communities.