Management of MDR-TB : a field guide, a companion document to guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Series:

Nonserial Publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Antitubercular agents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 p.)

Other Title:

Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDRTB) increasingly occur in resource-constrained settings. In the context of a national response to MDR- and XDR-TB, health workers in TB clinics (in district hospitals and some accredited health centres) will need to diagnose MDR-TB, initiate second-line anti-TB drugs, and monitor MDR-TB treatment. This field guide was created to help health workers carry out these tasks. It is a job aid that medical officers and TB nurses are meant to use frequently during the day for quick reference. It is based on the 2

Contents:

COVER; COPYRIGHT; Acknowledgements; Foreword; CONTENTS; ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS; Sequence of care for MDR-TB; Annexes; Acronyms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-69716-1

9786612697166

92-4-068516-2

OCLC:

650509474