Low levels of anti TB drug resistance in Rayagada district of Odisha, India
| Autor: | D Das, B Dwibedi, S K Kar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 76-78 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2212-5531 2212-554X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2013.11.001 |
| Popis: | A study was conducted at Rayagada district of Odisha, India, among smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients to determine the resistance pattern to first-line drugs. Sputum samples were collected from 405 new and 37 previously treated patients and were tested at Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar. Resistance to any anti-tubercular drug was observed to be 5.2% among new cases and 16.1% among previously treated patients, while multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was found to be 0% in new and 8.1% in previously treated cases. Such a low level of resistance may be due to the limited use of TB drugs outside the ongoing program. |
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