More than half of presumptive multidrug-resistant cases referred to a tuberculosis referral laboratory in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are multidrug resistant

Conclusion: More than half of the presumptive MDR cases referred to the Tigray Regional Research Laboratory were MDR. The prevalence was high in both newly infected and previously treated cases. Hence, re-enforcing the TB prevention methods, and strengthening the directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) strategy and the capacity of laboratories to undertake drug susceptibility testing (DST) in the region are imperative in order to curb the emergence and transmission of MDR-TB.
Source: International Journal of Mycobacteriology - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research