Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis

Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) is a generic term for tuberculosis strains that are resistant to a wider range of drugs than strains classified as Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. TDR-TB has been identified in three countries; India, Iran, and Italy. The emergence of TDR-TB has been documented in four major publications.[1][2][3][4] However, it is not yet recognised by the World Health Organization.

TDR-TB has resulted from further mutations within the bacterial genome to confer resistance, beyond those seen in XDR- and MDR-TB. Development of resistance is associated with poor management of cases. Drug resistance testing occurs in only 9% of TB cases worldwide. Without testing to determine drug resistance profiles, MDR- or XDR-TB patients may develop resistance to additional drugs.[2] TDR-TB is relatively poorly documented, as many countries do not test patient samples against a broad enough range of drugs to diagnose such a comprehensive array of resistance. The United Nations' Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases has set up a TDR Tuberculosis Specimen Bank to archive specimens of TDR-TB.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Migliori GB, De Iaco G, Besozzi G, Centis R, Cirillo DM. First tuberculosis cases in Italy resistant to all tested drugs. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(20):pii=3194. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=3194
  2. 1 2 Katherine Rowland (13 January 2012). "Totally drug-resistant TB emerges in India". Nature.
  3. ↑ Velayati, A. A.; Masjedi, M. R.; Farnia, P.; Tabarsi, P.; Ghanavi, J.; Ziazarifi, A. H.; Hoffner, S. E. (2009). "Emergence of New Forms of Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Bacilli: Super Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis or Totally Drug-Resistant Strains in Iran". Chest 136 (2): 420–425. doi:10.1378/chest.08-2427. PMID 19349380.
  4. ↑ Udwadia, Z. F.; Amale, R. A.; Ajbani, K. K.; Rodrigues, C. (2011). "Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India". Clinical Infectious Diseases. doi:10.1093/cid/cir889.
  5. ↑ Nathanson, C. M.; Cuevas, L. E.; Cunningham, J.; Perkins, M. D.; Peeling, R. W.; Guillerm, M.; Moussy, F.; Ramsay, A. (2010). "The TDR Tuberculosis Specimen Bank: A resource for diagnostic test developers". The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 14 (11): 1461–1467. PMID 20937188.

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