World TB Day - Drug-resistance in TB (part 3 of 6)

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally with an estimated 9 million cases and 1.5 million deaths each year. In this video, researchers discuss the drug-resistance of mycobacterium tuberculosis. Featuring Tim McHugh (UCL) and Marc Lipman (Royal Free London). In recognition of World TB Day 2016, BMC Medicine and BMC Infectious Diseases have launched a series of original research articles, reviews, and commentaries in collaboration with the UCL-TB Centre and the LSHTM TB Centre. The collection includes articles addressing the most up-to-date evidence and innovation in the diagnosis, management and prevention of tuberculosis, as well as particular challenges affecting vulnerable populations. BMC Medicine World TB Day 2016 article collection: http://www.biomedcentral.com/collecti... ************************* Part 1 -    • World TB Day - The burden and re-emergence...   Part 2 -    • World TB Day - Transmission of TB (part 2 ...   Part 4 -    • World TB Day - Diagnostics and Treatment i...   Part 5 -    • World TB Day - Immune correlates of TB (pa...   Part 6 -    • World TB Day - The WHO End TB Strategy (pa...   ************************* Music "Day bird" by Broken For Free Available on the Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... CC BY 3.0 licence Image credits CDC / Dr. George Kubica, 1976 (Image ID# 4428) CDC / Janice Haney Carr, 2006 (Image ID# 9997) Julio Ortiz Canseco, UCL