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Multi Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)

It is a form of tuberculosis that is resistant to 2 or more of the primary drugs used for the treatment of tuberculosis. Since that entire strain of bacteria inherits this capacity to resist the effects of the various treatments, resistance can spread from one person to another. Inadequate treatment or improper use of the anti-tuberculosis medications remains an important cause of drug-resistant tuberculosis. MDR-TB is more difficult to treat than drug-susceptible strains of TB. The success of treatment depends upon how quickly a case of TB is identified as drug resistant and whether an effective drug therapy is available. The second-line drugs used in cases of MDR-TB are often less effective, more expensive and more likely to cause side effects.

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