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Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Evidence to Practice

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Authors: Pinto LM, Menzies D

Published Date July 2011 Volume 2011:4 Pages 129 - 135
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S10332

Lancelot Pinto1,2, Dick Menzies1,2
1Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Clinical question: What is the best approach to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB)?
Results: Evidence-based treatment of drug-susceptible TB is the best means of preventing the development of drug-resistant disease. Suspecting the possibility of drug-resistant TB, and prompt detection of all forms of drug-resistant TB, not only multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB, should be part of the algorithm for diagnosis and management of all patients with active TB.
Implementation: Treatment of all forms of drug-resistant TB must be tailored to the specific form of resistance with appropriate and effective drug regimens.

Keywords: drug-resistant tuberculosis, MDR-TB, treatment







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