title: Incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in urban and rural India and implications for prevention.
abstract: We compared the incidence of multidrug resistance in 150 consecutive Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from a rural center (in Sakawar, India) and an urban tertiary care center (in Mumbai, India). The study highlights an alarmingly high percentage of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates in Mumbai (51%) as compared with that at the rural center (2%).
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Zarir F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Udwadia
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lalvani
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Gothi
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Ajita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012424:Rural Population; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents