Open AccessCharacteristics of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in Minia, Egypt
Author(s) -
Shimaa Anwer Emam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medico-legal update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-1283
pISSN - 0971-720X
DOI - 10.37506/mlu.v20i1.399
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , disease , tb treatment , rural area , multiple drug resistance , public health , environmental health , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology , drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of great antiquity and has almost certainly caused more suffering and death than any other infection. A total of 40 patients were registered with a diagnosis of MDR-TB during 2010–2018 in Minia. The majority of patients were from rural areas (27; 67.5%) and male (27; 67.5%). Emergence of MDR-TB has the potential to be a serious public health problem in that necessitates strengthened TB control and improved continuous monitoring of therapy.
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