Drug Resistance Pattern of Isolates From Patients Referred to TB Reference Laboratory in Ahvaz

Tuberculosis remains one of the top three infectious disease killers. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has increased substantially in the past 20 years. When drug resistance is not detected, MDR-TB patients cannot access life-saving treatment; this puts their communities at risk of ongoing MDR-TB transmission. We aimed to determine the patterns of resistance to antituberculosis drugs among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Khuzestan province in Iran.

Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - November 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Fereshteh Badie, Maniya Arshadi, Maryam Mohsenpoor, Soodabeh S. Gharibvand Tags: Original article Source Type: research