The Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Challenge to Public Health Efforts to Control Tuberculosis
Author: Villarino, Margarita E., MD, MPH
Date Published: 1992
After years of steady decline, there has been an unprecedented resurgence of tuberculosis in the United States and outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). This resource assess the nature, epidemiology, and implications of MDR-TB; provide suggestions for preventing drug resistance among patients with drug-susceptible TB; and offer recommendations for managing patients with MDR-TB. They outline the National Actions Plan to Combat MDR-TB. Close collaboration among medical practitioners and staff members of TB control programs is needed to ensure the most effective management of patients with TB and their contacts. This collaboration is one of the most important steps for successful control of MDR-TB
Date Published: 1992
After years of steady decline, there has been an unprecedented resurgence of tuberculosis in the United States and outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). This resource assess the nature, epidemiology, and implications of MDR-TB; provide suggestions for preventing drug resistance among patients with drug-susceptible TB; and offer recommendations for managing patients with MDR-TB. They outline the National Actions Plan to Combat MDR-TB. Close collaboration among medical practitioners and staff members of TB control programs is needed to ensure the most effective management of patients with TB and their contacts. This collaboration is one of the most important steps for successful control of MDR-TB
