Open AccessResistance pattern in drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
C Nagaraja,
B. L. Shashibhushan,
Chandrasekhar Sagar,
Mohammad Asif,
P H Manjunath
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.85197
Subject(s) - medicine , ethambutol , pyrazinamide , drug resistance , rifampicin , tuberculosis , isoniazid , drug , sputum , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pharmacology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an important issue for public health. There is a rise in the trend of drug-resistant tuberculosis, especially multi drug resistance (MDR), in different parts of world, India being one of the high burden countries. This study is undertaken to assess the various patterns of resistance among confirmed drug resistant pulmonary tubercular patients and to initiate second line anti tubercular treatment.