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Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in Mali: a case report.

Bassirou DiarraYacouba TolobaBakary KonateMoumine SanogoAntieme Combo Georges TogoFatimata CamaraGaoussou BertheDianguina SoumaréBocar BayaDrissa GoitaYeya Dit Sadio SarroMamoudou MaigaMichael BelsonSusan OrsegaSounkalo DaoRobert L MurphySophia SiddiquiBouke C de JongSeydou DoumbiaSouleymane Diallo
Published in: BMC research notes (2017)
The identification of these patients highlights the need for improved diagnostic and treatment algorithms for better surveillance and management of drug resistance in Mali. In the interest of these as well as future patients suffering from resistant tuberculosis, all steps recommended for programmatic management of drug resistant tuberculosis must be urgently prioritized in order to strengthen the multidrug resistant tuberculosis program.
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