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Bookmark or Share- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) Fact SheetMultidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) is caused by an organism that is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin, the two most potent TB drugs. These drugs are used to treat all persons with TB disease.
- Tuberculosis: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is TB that does not respond to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the 2 most powerful anti-TB drugs. The 2 reasons why multidrug resistance continues to emerge and spread are mismanagement of TB treatment and person-to-person transmission.
- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis - WikipediaMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti-TB medications (drugs): isoniazid and rifampicin.
- WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 4: treatment - drug ...The WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis (TB), Module 4: Treatment - Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment 2022 update informs health care professionals in Member States on how to improve treatment and care for patients with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB).
- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Extensively Drug-Resistant ...Patients who are infected with strains resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, called multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB, are practically incurable by standard first-line treatment. In 2012, there were approximately 450,000 new cases and 170,000 deaths because of MDR-TB.
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