But TB treatment has been shadowed by the specter of drug resistance since the dawn of the antibiotic era.  Fifteen years ago, an epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in New York City induced near panic, before a massive infusion of funds into the public health infrastructure turned the tide in the United States, and public interest waned.
Но лечение туберкулеза было омрачено призраком устойчивости к лекарственным препаратам с самого начала эпохи антибиотиков.