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105 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis cases in district in 3 months
Umesh Isalkar, TNN Jun 14, 2012, 01.16AM IST
PUNE: As many as 105 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases have been reported in the district over the last three and half months, with the highest number of cases being found in Pune city (45), followed by Pimpri-Chinchwad (34). The interiors of the district have reported 26 MDR-TB cases. This has been revealed by the referral laboratory at the Aundh Chest Hospital which started functioning on February 10.
"This means we have diagnosed 105 patients with MDR-TB in 111 days. We detected these cases in Pune district between February 10 and May 31," said Kanchan Jagtap, chief medical officer in charge of the State TB Training and Demonstration Centre (STDC) at the Aundh Chest Hospital.
Since the lab became operational, experts have begun demarcating the MDR cases from the regular TB cases. Tuberculosis can become resistant if a patient is not treated long enough, doesn't take the prescribed medication properly or is not prescribed the right drugs...
105 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis cases in district in 3 months
Umesh Isalkar, TNN Jun 14, 2012, 01.16AM IST
PUNE: As many as 105 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases have been reported in the district over the last three and half months, with the highest number of cases being found in Pune city (45), followed by Pimpri-Chinchwad (34). The interiors of the district have reported 26 MDR-TB cases. This has been revealed by the referral laboratory at the Aundh Chest Hospital which started functioning on February 10.
"This means we have diagnosed 105 patients with MDR-TB in 111 days. We detected these cases in Pune district between February 10 and May 31," said Kanchan Jagtap, chief medical officer in charge of the State TB Training and Demonstration Centre (STDC) at the Aundh Chest Hospital.
Since the lab became operational, experts have begun demarcating the MDR cases from the regular TB cases. Tuberculosis can become resistant if a patient is not treated long enough, doesn't take the prescribed medication properly or is not prescribed the right drugs...