Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
EID Journal Home > Volume 16, Number 9–September 2010
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pakistan
some snips:
Emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) are facilitated by inadequate detection and treatment (1). TB detection and treatment are more difficult in countries, like Pakistan, that are facing complex emergencies, including humanitarian crises and conflicts (2). Published data report an increasing prevalence of MDR TB and emergence of XDR TB strains in Pakistan (3).
Frequency of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Pakistan increased from 1.5% in 2006 to 4.5% in 2009 (p<0.01).
This study demonstrated a rising XDR-TB trend in Pakistan and raises concerns despite the fact that Pakistan’s 2009 XDR rate (4.5%) of MDR TB is below the global average (6.6%–23.7%).
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pakistan
some snips:
Emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) are facilitated by inadequate detection and treatment (1). TB detection and treatment are more difficult in countries, like Pakistan, that are facing complex emergencies, including humanitarian crises and conflicts (2). Published data report an increasing prevalence of MDR TB and emergence of XDR TB strains in Pakistan (3).
Frequency of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Pakistan increased from 1.5% in 2006 to 4.5% in 2009 (p<0.01).
This study demonstrated a rising XDR-TB trend in Pakistan and raises concerns despite the fact that Pakistan’s 2009 XDR rate (4.5%) of MDR TB is below the global average (6.6%–23.7%).
Full article