What is it about?
This study aimed to investigate anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and its distribution among new cases in Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah. which is highly crowded during Hajj and Omrah. Being among the new cases, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is supposed to be caused by strains which are originally multidrug resistant. Neither nationality nor gender was found to be associated with MDR TB.
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Why is it important?
Since 12% of MDR cases were among children, a probability of primary infection with MDR strains is to be considered. Moreover, mass gathering during Hajj and Omrah seasons does not seem to increase the burden of MDR in the region.
Perspectives
Further investigation is needed to molecularly characterize MDR isolates and their phylogenetics and geographical origin.
Mogahid Elhassan
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This page is a summary of: Burden of Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among New Cases in Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah, Saudi Arabia, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, March 2017, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1871526517666161116104242.
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