title: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Somalia, 2010-2011.
abstract: In a nationwide survey in 2011, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was found in 5.2% and 40.8% of patients with new and previously treated TB, respectively. These levels of drug resistance are among the highest ever documented in Africa and the Middle East. This finding presents a serious challenge for TB control in Somalia.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Ireneaus
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sindani
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Falzon
authors.forename: Bashir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suleiman
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arube
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Samiha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baghdadi
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bassili
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zignol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D012998:Somalia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; Somalia; drug resistance; surveillance