Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; (MDR TB)

Details

• Alternative Title:
  MDR TB
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
• Description:
  Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. In most cases, TB is treatable and curable; however, persons with TB can die if they do not get proper treatment. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) is caused by an organism that is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin, the two most potent TB drugs. These drugs are used to treat all persons with TB disease.
• Content Notes:
  CS229616 M
• Subjects:
  Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
• Series:
  TB Elimination
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Patient Education Handout ; Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  electronic resource; remote; 2 p. : digital, PDF file (380.91 KB, 2 p.)
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:071dc12be4078a4b6f51d9a78978d561f1109f65ab3bfbea59691bae684b89d04e517086773b8047594985ae0a2d9e4ec2fca54f1cdd4d75684da579b899bd20
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13224/cdc_13224_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 380.91 KB ]