STUDY OF DRUG SUSPECTIBILITY AND RESISTANCE PATTERN OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE-A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

OBJECTIVE: To study the sensitivity and resistance pattern of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients at a tertiary care centre. METHODS: Retrospective study will be conducted at tertiary care centre in Aurangabad from which data of patients will be collected who have registered under RNTCP from Jan 2018 to Jan 2020.Drug resistant patterns will be studied over a span of 3 years. RESULTS: In this study most of the patients of MDR-TB patients were of female gender with maximum involvement of pulmonary origin. Rifampicin resistance was most common. CONCLUSION: The present study emphasizes on the need for strengthening of laboratory services in diagnosis of MDR-TB, adequate and strict drug regimes to be followed in order to curtain the MDR-TB cases.