Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010-2011.

ABSTRACT: In a nationwide survey in 2011, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was found in 5.2% and 40.8% of patients with new and previously treated TB, respectively. These levels of drug resistance are among the highest ever documented in Africa and the Middle East. This finding presents a serious challenge for TB control in Somalia.

SUBMITTER: Sindani I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3647667 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature