2020
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229040
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The burden of pre-extensively and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among MDR-TB patients in the Amhara region, Ethiopia

Abstract: Background The emergence of pre-extensively and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (Pre-XDR/ XDR-TB) is the major hurdle for TB prevention and care programs especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. The less emphasis on universal access to laboratory techniques for the rapid diagnosis of TB and drug susceptibility testing (DST) makes the management of MDR-TB a challenge. Early detection of second line anti-TB drugs resistance is essential to reduce transmission of Pre-XDR/XDR-TB strains and adjust… Show more

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“…Moreover, high MDR-TB in our study might be due to the difference in the study setting where the current study is conducted in an urban setting. However, our findings were consistent with previous studies [26,28,30,37,38].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 94%
“…Moreover, high MDR-TB in our study might be due to the difference in the study setting where the current study is conducted in an urban setting. However, our findings were consistent with previous studies [26,28,30,37,38].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 94%
“…Extremely drug-resistant (XDR)-TB was defined strains that were additionally resistant to at least one FQ and at least one injectable agent. 7 , 8 …”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The emergence of pre-extensively and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (Pre-XDR/XDR-TB) among MDR-TB isolates represents a serious hurdle for TB control programs especially in developing countries 2 . Rapid and efficient methods for the timely detection of drug resistance are therefore highly in demand.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Worldwide, the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a real threat to global health 1 , 2 . MDR-TB is defined as a TB strain resistant to the two first-line anti-TB drugs, namely Rifampicin (RIF) and Isoniazid (INH).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%