GPs central to detecting TB, still affecting 300 people in New Zealand a year

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GPs central to detecting TB, still affecting 300 people in New Zealand a year

25 September 2019

Fiona

Cassie

fcassie@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 25 September 2019, 07:15 AM

GPs are usually the first to see the patient with TB symptoms

This year’s South GP CME attracted around 1000 delegates to Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena. Virginia McMillan, Fiona Cassie and Zahra Shahtahmasebi continue their coverage of the three-day event

Globally, TB kills nearly 1.5 million people each year, and there are concerns that multi-drug- resistant TB will mean case numbers rise further

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