A descriptive analysis of MDR–tuberculosis patients started on CAT–IV regimen over a period of seven years in a tertiary care centre.

Sunny George

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

A descriptive analysis of MDR–tuberculosis patients started on CAT–IV regimen over a period of seven years in a tertiary care centre.

Sunny George

Abstract :

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR–TB) is on the rise and is supposed to retard the annual decline of incidence of TB which is currently at the rate of 1.5% which is as against the expected decline rate of 4– 5% by 2020.Hence a clear knowledge about the various aspects of MDR–TB is essential in properly managing these cases and thereby curtailing the spread of the bacilli in the community. India, China and the Russian Federation accounts for 45% of the combined total of 580 000 cases reported in 2015.This study is a humble endeavor in this regard in 680 cases of MDR TB patients attending the DOTs plus site of Government Medical College, Kozhikode to analyse the clinical profile and possible risk factors contributing to the occurrence of MDR–TB (INH & Rifampicin resistance) cases resulting in persistent sputum positivity and active spread of the disease in the community.