Open Access<p>Prevalence and Determinants of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Makkah, Saudi Arabia</p>
Author(s) -
Mohammad Fouad Mohammad Khatib Sambas,
Unaib Rabbani,
Manal Algethamy,
Saud Hasan Surbaya,
Faisal Fuwaran Irmat Alharbi,
Riyadh Ghazi Abdulrahman Ahmad,
Hamzah Khalid Hamzah Qul,
Safa Mohammed Saeed Nassar,
Abdulaziz Khalid Mohammed Ali Maddah,
Basel Ali Kabah Darweesh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s277477
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , disease , drug resistance , medical record , multiple drug resistance , streptomycin , public health , isoniazid , demographics , environmental health , pediatrics , demography , antibiotics , pathology , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health issue. The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB has further complicated the situation in the form of poor treatment outcomes and costs to individuals and health-care systems. We therefore aimed to measure the prevalence and associated risk factors of MDR TB among TB patients in Makkah city.