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Increasing cases of multidrug resistance against Tuberculosis treatment February 2, 2012 ? 14:21
The levels of resistance to TB treatment combining several drugs is reaching unprecedented levels, revealed today the World Health Organization (WHO).
This problem, considered as a serious threat to public health concerns in some countries up to 65 percent of patients previously treated, said the health agency to disclose the results of its latest assessment of the status of tuberculosis in the world .
The study, the most comprehensive to date on all types of resistance to drugs to treat tuberculosis, reveals that 80 countries have reported cases of multidrug resistance to treatment by almost 30% of new cases of tuberculosis. The highest levels were in Belarus, Estonia, Russia and Tajikistan.
Even now, after fifteen years of work in data collection, information is reliable two-thirds of the world, WHO recognized that remains fully know "the true extent of the problem."
The country cases where the lack of data is particularly problematic correspond to India and most of Africa, "where the burden of tuberculosis is high."
On the positive side is China, which introduced a national surveillance system for tuberculosis, the report said.
Commenting on the study, the WHO expert on tuberculosis, Matteo Zignol, said the number of patients diagnosed and treated for multidrug resistance to treatment "is increasing worldwide."
In 2010, the year of dating the latest complete figures, only 16 percent of patients with the resistance received proper treatment.
The initial cause of the emergence of resistance is an inappropriate treatment.
However, incorrect or incomplete administration of antimicrobial drugs or the use of some of low quality may lead to that problem.
Spanish-English translation
Increasing cases of multidrug resistance against Tuberculosis treatment February 2, 2012 ? 14:21
The levels of resistance to TB treatment combining several drugs is reaching unprecedented levels, revealed today the World Health Organization (WHO).
This problem, considered as a serious threat to public health concerns in some countries up to 65 percent of patients previously treated, said the health agency to disclose the results of its latest assessment of the status of tuberculosis in the world .
The study, the most comprehensive to date on all types of resistance to drugs to treat tuberculosis, reveals that 80 countries have reported cases of multidrug resistance to treatment by almost 30% of new cases of tuberculosis. The highest levels were in Belarus, Estonia, Russia and Tajikistan.
Even now, after fifteen years of work in data collection, information is reliable two-thirds of the world, WHO recognized that remains fully know "the true extent of the problem."
The country cases where the lack of data is particularly problematic correspond to India and most of Africa, "where the burden of tuberculosis is high."
On the positive side is China, which introduced a national surveillance system for tuberculosis, the report said.
Commenting on the study, the WHO expert on tuberculosis, Matteo Zignol, said the number of patients diagnosed and treated for multidrug resistance to treatment "is increasing worldwide."
In 2010, the year of dating the latest complete figures, only 16 percent of patients with the resistance received proper treatment.
The initial cause of the emergence of resistance is an inappropriate treatment.
However, incorrect or incomplete administration of antimicrobial drugs or the use of some of low quality may lead to that problem.