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A Tuberculosis Molecular Bacterial Load Assay TB-MBLA
Published on: April 30, 2020
Pathway to care for drug resistant tuberculosis cases identified during a retrospective study conducted in high TB
Eunice Lobo1, Shimoni Shah1, Sheela Rangan1
1The Foundation for Medical Research, Mumbai, 400018, India.
Abstract:
Background: Mumbai is witnessing a rising incidence of all forms of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Methods: A population-based, retrospective study was conducted between April and July 2014, in 15 high TB burden wards in Mumbai, to capture the patient pathways to TB care. A total of 23 DR-TB patients were identified and their pathways to access DR-TB care were recorded using semi-structured interviews. Results: The total DR-TB pathway time of new patients (who did not report any past episode of TB) (180 days; IQR 123,346) was found to be more than twice that of retreatment patients (who reported a past episode of TB) (69 days; IQR 42,128). Conclusions: The unacceptable delay for diagnosis and treatment of DR-TB in Mumbai advocates for consistent implementation of early screening of patients using rapid gene-based technologies.
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