Prevalence and Determinants of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Fouad Mohammad Khatib SambasUnaib RabbaniManal Mansour Mezal Al-GethamySaud Hasan SurbayaFaisal Fuwaran Irmat AlharbiRiyadh Ghazi Abdulrahman AhmadHamzah Khalid Hamzah QulSafa Mohammed Saeed NassarAbdulaziz Khalid Mohammed Ali MaddahBasel Ali Kabah DarweeshPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)
Prevalence of MDR TB, although comparable to current national estimates, is higher compared to previous reports. There is a need to reduce this burden through strengthening TB control programs to prevent further emergence of a public health threat of MDR TB. History of previous TB was the strongest risk factor in this study. This calls physicians, program managers and policy makers to focus on counselling and support of TB patients for compliance with the regimen to complete treatment without interruption.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- public health
- multidrug resistant
- risk factors
- saudi arabia
- end stage renal disease
- drug resistant
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- newly diagnosed
- acinetobacter baumannii
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- adverse drug
- hiv infected
- cystic fibrosis
- hiv aids
- electronic health record
- combination therapy
- antiretroviral therapy