High pre-diagnosis attrition among patients with presumptive MDR-TB: an operational research from Bhopal district, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-diagnosis attrition needs to be addressed urgently if we are to make progress in improving MDR-TB case detection and achieve universal access to MDR-TB care. We report the pre-diagnosis attrition, along with factors associated, and turnaround times related to the diagnostic pathway among patient with presumptive MDR-TB in Bhopal district, central India (2014).

Methods

Study was conducted under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme setting. It was a retrospective cohort study involving record review of all registered TB cases in Bhopal district that met the presumptive MDR-TB criteria (eligible for DST) in 2014. In quarter 1, Line Probe Assay (LPA) was used if sample was smear/culture positive. Quarter 2 onwards, LPA and Cartridge-based Nucleic Ac

SUBMITTER: Shewade HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5379759 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature