But in our analysis, we found that there is a high proportion of pre-XDR in patients who are suspected to be MDR cases.” Whole genome sequencing is considered an advanced form of testing for TB ...

and extensively drug-resistant (pre-XDR/XDR) TB. Patients in this cohort were monitored weekly by microscopy, GeneXpert, ...

Now, researchers have found that better tuberculosis surveillance programmes could have delayed the emergence of extensively drug-resistant strains of TB called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (XDR-TB).

India accounts for 30% of the global TB burden and 62% of multidrug-resistant cases. Despite a 17.7% reduction in incidence ...

Edited excerpts: How common are MDR-TB and XDR-TB in India, and what are the major reasons behind their rise? Are certain populations more vulnerable to drug-resistant TB? What factors put them at ...

In addition, approximately 9% of MDR TB cases are believed to be extensively drug-resistant (XDR), which entails additional resistance to any fluoroquinolone and to at least one injectable second ...