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The emergency response to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, 2014-2017.
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- Telemedicine in Resource-Limited Settings to Optimize Care for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
settingA response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) on Daru Island, South Fly District (SFD), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) was implemented by a national emergency response taskforce.
objectiveTo describe programmatic interventions for TB in SFD and evaluate characteristics of TB case notifications, drug resistance and treatment outcomes.
designThis was a retrospective cohort study based on routine programmatic data for all patients enrolled on TB treatment at Daru General Hospital from 2014 to 2017.
resultsThe response involved high-level political commitment, joint planning, resource mobilisation, community engagement and strengthening TB case detection and treatment. Of 1548 people enrolled on TB treatment, 1208 (78%) had drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) and 333 (21.5%) had MDR-TB. There was an increase in MDR-TB as a proportion of all TB. Treatment success rates increased over the study period from 55% to 86% for DS-TB, and from 70% to 81% for MDR-TB from 2014 to 2015. The 2014 case notification rate for TB in SFD was 1031/100 000, decreasing to 736/100 000 in 2017.
conclusionThe outbreak was stabilised through the response from the national and provincial governments and international partners. Additional interventions are needed to decrease the TB burden in Daru.
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