Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case in the Thames Valley, UK and public health interventions
Abid M., McCarthy N., Saldana L., Langham T., McGown A., Conlon C., de Vena Franks P.
This study describes the first case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in the Thames Valley and South East Region and discuss the public health implications, highlighting the need to integrate current epidemiological knowledge with clinical expertise in order to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) early. The management of the XDR-TB patients is challenging with few treatment options, expensive therapy, side effects of drugs and a longer course of the treatment.