Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

TO STUDY THE PREVELANCE OF MDR TB IN MDR Suspect CASES IN IN MGM AURANGABAD

Hafiz Deshmukh, Prithvi Iyengar, Ashish Deshmukh, Sunil Jadhav, Shivprasad Kasat

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Objective: To study the prevelance of Multi drug resistant tuberculosis in MDR suspect cases getting registered under RNTCP centre of MGM Medical college and Hospital, Aurangabad. Methods: 983 patients who were getting registered under RNTCP centre in MGM medical college and hospital, Aurangabad for pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis in the period January 2016 to December 2018 and were suspected to have MDR TB (i.e. patients with either contacts of MDR cases, previously treated cases, defaulter cases) were asked for sputum sample which was then sent for CBNAAT and first line LPA. Results: Out of all pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis among 983 patients, 65 patients were found to be MDR cases. . Amongst the sixty five MDR cases, the maximum prevelance of MDR was found out to be in the productive age group of 21 to 40 years which was 61.5% [40 cases]. Conclusion: The present study emphasizes the need for strengthening laboratory diagnosis of MDR–TB , infection control methods to avoid transmission to health care workers and in community. Research to be promoted for development of new diagnostic methods, drugs and vaccines for early detection and management of MDR–TB.

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TO STUDY THE PREVELANCE OF MDR TB IN MDR SUSPECT CASES IN IN MGM AURANGABAD, Hafiz Deshmukh, Prithvi Iyengar, Ashish Deshmukh, Sunil Jadhav, Shivprasad Kasat INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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