Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rajshahi District

Authors

  • M Wasim Hussain Medical Superintendent, Chest Disease Hospital, Rajshahi
  • M Azizul Haque Resident Physician, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, Rajshahi
  • ARM Saifuddin Ekram Professor, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Maruf Hossain Medical Officer, Damien Foundation, Rajshahi
  • M Fazlur Rahman Professor , Department of Pathology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v18i2.3190

Keywords:

multi-drug resistance

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is a form of tuberculosis that is resistant to at least INH and rifampicin. Total 4390 new patients with sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis were enrolled in this study and treated with 2HRZE /6HT or HE. 3908 patients were cured and 482 patients had to undergo retreatment because of relapse or treatment failure. Retreatment was done with 2HRZES/1HRZE/5H3R3E3. Directly observed therapy was employed to treat all the cases. 18 patients remained sputum smear positive after eight months of treatment. So, the percentage of MDR TB in total study population was observed to be 0.4%.And the percentage of MDR TB among retreatment cases were 3.7%.

doi: 10.3329/taj.v18i2.3190

TAJ 2005; 18(2): 113-117  

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Hussain, M. W., Haque, M. A., Ekram, A. S., Hossain, M., & Rahman, M. F. (2009). Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rajshahi District. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 18(2), 113–117. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v18i2.3190

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Original Articles