drug resistance in tuberculosis patients

What is it about?

Management of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis is highly complicated because of the longer treatment time, lesser effectiveness of second-line antituberculosis drugs, more side-effects, and a significant financial burden on tuberculosis control programs. This study aimed to identify predictors of drug-resistant tuberculosis. It was a case–control record study conducted in an antituberculosis center in a government hospital in the Eastern Province- SA

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Why is it important?

It is important to identify risk factors of drug resistance in tuberculosis patients