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Treatment Outcome Of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Zeeshan Mahfooz, Muhammad Irfan
Treatment Outcome Of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Zeeshan Mahfooz, Muhammad Irfan
Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Objective: To assess the outcomes of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients treated at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases (OICD), a reference hospital for TB in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: Clinical study for the period 1996-2006, with follow-up until June 2007 was performed. All the culture and sensitivity proven cases of MDR pulmonary TB were initially admitted for 3-6 months till the sputum converted negative. Treatment regimen was decided on individual basis, and included 4-6 drugs. Supervised treatment was given to all patients during the hospitalization. After discharge from the hospital, patients were followed at monthly interval at the outpatient department of …