Document

Guidelines for Surveillance of Drug Resistant in Tuberculosis

Author: World Health Organisation
Recommended citation: World Health Organisation. Guidelines for Surveillance of Drug Resistant in Tuberculosis. 2009. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241598675_eng.pdf.
Published: 2009

Description

These guidelines present up-to-date guidance on the design and implementation of setting-specific surveys and surveillance systems to measure the burden and trends of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Guidelines address: data management and analysis, ethical considerations in surveys and surveillance of drug resistance, and investigation of associations between anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and HIV-infection and other risk factors. They also present recent advancements in drug susceptibility testing, including testing for second-line drugs and the use of rapid diagnostics.