Abstract:Tuberculosis is an airborne infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. About 480000 people worldwide
developed MDR TB in 2015,additionally 1,00,00 developed resistance to rifampicin and needed MDR TB treatment.MDR
TB burden largely falls on China, India & the Russian Federation - which together account for nearly half of the global
cases. The proportion of DR-TB cases among new cases is 2-3% and that among previously treated cases is 12-17%.
Aims and objectives: To find the incidence of primary MDR TB… Show more
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