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ArticleOman medical journal2017

Epidemiology of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Care Center in Oman, 2006-2015.

Zied Gaifer, Ahmed Babiker, Dawar Rizavi

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. A Saudi Arabian Public Health Perspective of Tuberculosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  4. Antibiotic sensitivity ofJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Zied GaiferDepartment of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoud, Oman.
Ahmed BabikerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Providence Hospital, Washington D.C, United States of America.
Dawar RizaviDepartment of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoud, Oman.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify the risk factors for the development of drug-resistant

methodsWe performed a cross-sectional review of culture-confirmed tuberculosis (TB) cases diagnosed at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital between August 2006 and March 2015. We compared drug-resistant TB cases with drug-sensitive cases to identify predictors of drug-resistant TB using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis.

resultsOf the 260 TB cases reviewed, 73.1% were confirmed by culture. The proportion of multi-drug resistant TB was 1.8%. TB isolates resistant to any of the first-line TB drugs comprised (7.5%) of cases. Pyrazinamide monoresistance was the most frequently reported drug monoresistant pattern (3.5%). Previous treatment for TB (odds ratio (OR) 14.81; 95% CI 3.09-70.98,

conclusionsOur results show that the rate of drug-resistant TB in our population is a public health issue of great concern. Previous treatment with antituberculosis drugs, female gender, and younger age are risk factors for the development of drug-resistant TB. These findings are useful adjuvants to guide clinicians and public health professionals in the early detection and appropriate treatment of cases of drug-resistant TB.

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OmanTuberculosisTuberculosis, Drug Resistant

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PMID28042401
PMCPMC5187395

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