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  • Title: Performance of culture and drug susceptibility testing in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in northern China.
    Author: Qi W, Harries AD, Hinderaker SG.
    Journal: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 2011 Jan; 15(1):137-9. PubMed ID: 21276311.
    Abstract:
    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a growing problem in China. In 2008, all smear-positive pulmonary TB patients in a city in northern China were expected to undergo routine culture and drug susceptibility testing (DST). We assessed the performance of this system. There were 915 patients, of whom 356 (39%) had culture performed; 275 (30%) had positive cultures and 236 (26%) had DST. Of the 236 patients with DST, 6% of new and 32% of previously treated patients had MDR-TB. Culture and DST is an important service for the correct management of patients, and solutions to improve the current system need to be considered.
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