Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case in the Thames Valley, UK and public health interventions.

Journal article

This study describes the first case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in the Thames Valley and South East Region and discuss the public health implications, highlighting the need to integrate current epidemiological knowledge with clinical expertise in order to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) early. The management of the XDR-TB patients is challenging with few treatment options, expensive therapy, side effects of drugs and a longer course of the treatment.

Authors: Abid, M; McCarthy, N; Saldaña, L; Langham, T; McGown, A

• Journal: Journal of infection and public health
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 207-210
• Publication date: 2011-09-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.06.003
• EISSN: 1876-035X
• ISSN: 1876-0341
• Language: English
• Keywords: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis; Great Britain; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Adult; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Population Surveillance; Contact Tracing; Mass Screening; Antitubercular Agents; Young Adult; Humans; Public Health