Surveillance of drug resistance tuberculosis based on reference laboratory data in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both passive and active surveillance of drug resistance have an important role in tuberculosis (TB) control program. Surveillance data are important to estimate the magnitude of drug resistance TB, to know the trend of the disease, assess the performance of the program, and to forecast diagnosis and treatment supplies. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and the proportion of drug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia based on passively collected data.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory and seven Regional TB laboratories in Ethiopia on a retrospective data collected from July 2017 to June, 2018. Data were collected by standardized checklist from TB culture laboratory registration book. P

SUBMITTER: Diriba G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6567428 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature