Open AccessFirst-line anti-tubercular drug resistance of mycobacterial strains from re-treatment cases that were smear-positive at 4 th month onwards under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program
Author(s) -
Saibendu Kumar Lahiri,
Abhijit Mukherjee,
Supabitra Hazra,
Pulak Kumar Jana,
Sandip Roy,
Brojo Kishore Saha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.152619
Subject(s) - ethambutol , medicine , rifampicin , sputum , isoniazid , drug resistance , streptomycin , tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , pathology , biology
Programmatic management of drug-resistant TB (PMDT) under the RNTCP is being implemented in West Bengal in a phased manner since 2011. During the initial years MDR-TB cases were identified based on criteria A. This study examines the first line anti-tubercular drug resistance pattern of mycobacteria cultured from sputum samples of MDR suspects who were retreatment cases smear positive from 4(th) month onwards.