What percentage of TB is MDR?

According to the Global Tuberculosis Report 2018, India has the highest burden of TB (27%) and MDRTB (24%) in the world [5]. In 2017, estimated proportion of MDRTB amongst new and previously treated cases were 2.0 and 12% respectively in India. An estimated 9% of incident TB cases in 2017 were amongst PLHIV globally.

Is MDR TB common in India?

India had the second highest total number of estimated MDR TB cases (99,000) in 2008, after China (100,000 cases) (WHO, 2010b). Drug resistance surveys in several states have indicated that the prevalence of MDR TB in India is 2–3 percent among new cases and 12-17 percent among reinfection cases.

How many TB cases in India per year?

How many people have TB in India?

Where is MDR TB most common?

The countries with the largest numbers of MDR/RR-TB cases (47% of the global total) were China, India and the Russian Federation. It is estimated that about 6.2% of these cases were XDR-TB.

Is MDR-TB completely curable?

Only about half the people with MDR-TB around the world are successfully cured. TB treatment is lengthy and burdensome to patients and treatment providers alike. MDR-TB treatment can consist of more than 14,000 pills, plus daily injections for six months.

How long is treatment for MDR-TB?

MDR- and XDR-TB need prolonged treatment duration, from 18 to 24 months after sputum culture conversion, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) [2]. A prolonged duration of treatment may lead to poor adherence, higher cost and undue toxicity.

Is MDR TB curable?

How long is treatment for MDR TB?

Which country is TB free?

Lakshadweep and Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district are the first in the country to be declared TB-free, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Singh said on Wednesday as he called for a “TB Mukt Bharat’.

Which country has most TB patients?

In 2019, the 30 high TB burden countries accounted for 87% of new TB cases. Eight countries account for two thirds of the total, with India leading the count, followed by Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and South Africa.

Can MDR-TB cured?

Can MDR-TB cause death?

MDR-TB, which is deemed a public health crisis by the World Health Organization (WHO), is caused by strains of TB bacteria that do not respond to standard antibiotics, which can lead to treatment failures or death.

Where are the majority of people with MDR TB?

In 2019, MDR-TB remains a public health crisis and a health security threat. A global total of 206 030 people with multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB) were detected and notified in 2019, a 10% increase from 186 883 in 2018. About half of the global burden of MDR-TB is in 3 countries – India, China and the Russian Federation.

How many cases of TB are there in India?

India has the greatest number of new cases of MDR-TB (including rifampicin resistance), with an estimated 147,000 cases in 2016. There are more than 850,000 cases of TB each year in India that are either undetected and untreated or diagnosed and treated by private healthcare providers with potentially substandard drugs and treatment regimens.

When did India start treatment of drug resistant TB?

India has been finding and treating MDR-TB patients since 2007. Country wide treatment of drug resistant TB has been provided since 2013. PMDT is an abbreviation of the Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB. PMDT refers to programme based drug resistant TB diagnosis, management and treatment.

What was the rate of drug resistant TB in 2017?

The estimated % of new cases with MDR/RR-TB in 2017 was 2.8%. The estimated % of previously treated cases with MDR/RR-TB was 12%. The incidence of MDR/RR-TB was 135,000. % of those notified tested for rifampicin resistance was 32% (new cases) 82% (previously treated cases).