Management of MDR-TB

A field guide

Overview

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) increasingly occur in resource-constrained settings.

This field guide was created to help health workers to diagnose MDR-TB, initiate second-line anti-TB drugs, and monitor MDR-TB treatment.

 

WHO Team
Global Tuberculosis Programme
Number of pages
62
Reference numbers
ISBN: 9789241547765
WHO Reference Number: WHO/HTM/TB/2008.402a
Copyright
World Health Organization 2009