The Effect of Medical Advances on Insurance ... - Actuary.com
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MDR-TB<br />
• Multi-drug resistant form – first cases 1990’s<br />
• 2/3 cases in Russia, India, China<br />
• 500,000 cases in 2005<br />
• Resistant to first line drugs (INH, Rifampin)<br />
• Requires sec<strong>on</strong>d line drugs – at least 18 m<strong>on</strong>ths<br />
• Sec<strong>on</strong>d line drugs – less effective, more costly,<br />
less available