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ArticleInfectious disorders drug targets2017

Burden of Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among New Cases in Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah, Saudi Arabia.

Mogahid M Elhassan, Hassan A Hemeg, Miskelyemen A Elmekki, Khalid A Turkistani, Ahmed A Abdul-Aziz

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  2. Undiagnosed and missed active pulmonary tuberculosis during mass gatherings: a prospective cross-sectional study from the Hajj pilgrimage.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2023
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  4. A Saudi Arabian Public Health Perspective of Tuberculosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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Mogahid M ElhassanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Monawrah. Saudi Arabia.
Hassan A HemegDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al Madenah Al Monawarah. Saudi Arabia.
Miskelyemen A ElmekkiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al Madenah Al Monawarah. Saudi Arabia.
Khalid A TurkistaniTB central Lab, Almadinah Almonawwara. Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A Abdul-AzizDepartment of Medical Microbiology, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Omdurman. Sudan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility to first line drugs and multidrug resistance in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, a seasonally overcrowded are during Hajj and Omrah, is not well studied.

objectiveThis study aimed to investigate anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and its distribution among new cases in Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah.

methodsStudy subjects included 622 patients with first time confirmed TB referred to the central tuberculosis laboratory in Al-Madinah between January 2012 and December 2014.

resultsOut of the 622 isolates, 99 (15.9%) were Mycobacteria Other Than Tuberculosis (MOTTS) and 25 (4.0%), three of which (12%) were children under five years of age, revealed multidrug resistance (MDR). Monoresistance to isoniazid (H) was (1.8%), to rifampin (R) was (1.4%), to streptomycin (S) was (1.9 %) to ethambutol (E) was (1.1 %) and to pyrazinamide (Z) was (2.1%).

conclusionBeing among the new cases, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is supposed to be caused by strains which are originally multidrug resistant. Neither nationality nor gender was found to be associated with MDR TB. Since 12% of MDR cases were among children, a probability of primary infection with MDR strains is to be considered. Moreover, mass gathering during Hajj and Omrah seasons does not seem to increase the burden of MDR in the region. However, further investigation is needed to molecularly characterize MDR isolates and their phylogenetics and geographical origin.

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