Evaluating Multidrug-Resistant TB Prevalence in Smear-Positive Pulmonary TB Patients: Insights from Balochistan, Pakistan

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Retrospective analysis reveals high MDR-TB prevalence and resistance patterns in pulmonary TB patients, indicating urgent public health needs.

MDR-TB prevalence is alarmingly high among smear-positive pulmonary TB patients in Balochistan, indicating a public health crisis.
84.7% of participants showed resistance to both rifampicin and isoniazid, underscoring the need for improved treatments.
A retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated demographic and clinical characteristics along with drug susceptibility patterns.
Findings highlight the urgent need for enhanced diagnostic tools and tailored interventions to combat MDR-TB.

Razaie et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Retrospective analysis reveals high MDR-TB prevalence and resistance patterns in pulmonary TB patients, indicating urgent public health needs.