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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Increasing resistance of M. tuberculosis to anti-TB drugs in Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Volume 17, No. 5, Year 2001
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The incidence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolated from our hospital between April 1996 and March 1998 was compared with an earlier study (1993-1995). Thirty (29.7%) of 101 MTB isolates were resistant to one or more anti-TB drugs and 21 (20%) of 101 were multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Resistance was most common to isoniazid (28.7%), followed by streptomycin (22.8%) and rifampicin (20.8%). Resistance to pyrazinamide and ethambutol was 7.9 and 6.9%, respectively. There was a three-fold increase in resistance compared with the earlier study. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy.
Authors & Co-Authors
Khan, Mohammed Yousuf
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Khalid National Guard Hospital Jeddah
Kinsara, Abdulhalim Jamal
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Khalid National Guard Hospital Jeddah
Osoba, Abimbola Olu
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Khalid National Guard Hospital Jeddah
Wali, Siraj Omar
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Khalid National Guard Hospital Jeddah
Samman, Yasseen S.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Khalid National Guard Hospital Jeddah
Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Fahad National Guard Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 57
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0924-8579(01)00298-9
ISSN:
09248579
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study