University Journal of Pre and Paraclinical Sciences
PREVALENCE AND DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN TAMILNADU
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND MDR TB is an emerging threat all over the world. Planning the programmatic management of MDR TB necessitates the need for many studies regarding the prevalence and demographic pattern in various regions. METHODS This was a cross sectional study done in a tertiary care centre in which the diagnosis of MDR TB is done by CBNAAT (GENE XPERT). The sputum samples were sent to a higher centre for analysis. The data from a register in the Dept. Of Thoracic medicine were collected and analysed. RESULTS The prevalence of MDR TB was 18.56 among MDR TB suspected cases. The inference of the study was that the prevalence was more among previously treated cases, male patients, more than 30 yrs of age and among rural population. This pattern may differ in other regions. CONCLUSION MDR TB being an increasing global problem needs more surveillance and monitoring which will help in the proper planning of the diagnostic approach and therapeutic interventions. More studies are needed to accomplish this in various regions.
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