Title
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis management in resource-limited settings
Date Issued
01 January 2006
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nathanson E.
Weezenbeek C.L.V.
Rich M.L.
Gupta R.
Blöndal K.
Caminero J.A.
Cegielski J.P.
Danilovits M.
Espinal M.A.
Hollo V.
Jaramillo E.
Leimane V.
Mitnick C.D.
Mukherjee J.S.
Nunn P.
Pasechnikov A.
Tupasi T.
Wells C.
Raviglione M.C.
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
Evidence of successful management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is mainly generated from referral hospitals in high-income countries. We evaluate the management of MDRTB in 5 resource-limited countries: Estonia, Latvia, Peru, the Philippines, and the Russian Federation. All projects were approved by the Green Light Committee for access to quality-assured second-line drugs provided at reduced price for MDRTB management. Of 1,047 MDRTB patients evaluated, 119 (11%) were new, and 928 (89%) had received treatment previously. More than 50% of previously treated patients had received both first- and second-line drugs, and 65% of all patients had infections that were resistant to both first- and second-line drugs. Treatment was successful in 70% of all patients, but success rate was higher among new (77%) than among previously treated patients (69%). In resource-limited settings, treatment of MDRTB provided through, or in collaboration with, national TB programs can yield results similar to those from wealthier settings.
Start page
1389
End page
1397
Volume
12
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Temas sociales Sistema respiratorio Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33749029939
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
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