Assertion: drug resistant tuberculosis | /r/HasProperty | mdr-tb
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text: However, those who develop a resistance to two antibiotics are said to have multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and those with tuberculosis that has a resistance to three or more antibiotics are said to have extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
text: Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB)
text: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is defined as strains showing resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin.
text: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as TB that is resistant at least to INH and RMP.
text: Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem with increasing rates of multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
text: Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti-TB medications (drugs), isoniazid and rifampin.
text: The second line drugs (WHO groups 2, 3 and 4) are only used to treat disease that is resistant to first line therapy (i.e., for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)).
text: Once a person fails to take medications or get treatments consistently until Tuberculosis is completely cured, it can develop into a more severe form, known as multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
text: What is multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB)?
text: Due to misuse of antibiotic therapies, patients can develop multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB).