Diseases

Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis resistant to ISONIAZID and RIFAMPIN and at least three of the six main classes of second-line drugs (AMINOGLYCOSIDES; polypeptide agents; FLUOROQUINOLONES; THIOAMIDES; CYCLOSERINE; and PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID) as defined by the CDC.

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Abstract

Tuberculosis resistant to ISONIAZID and RIFAMPIN and at least three of the six main classes of second-line drugs (AMINOGLYCOSIDES; polypeptide agents; FLUOROQUINOLONES; THIOAMIDES; CYCLOSERINE; and PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID) as defined by the CDC.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis, Extensively Drug-Resistant
  • Tuberculosis, Extremely Drug-Resistant
  • XDR-TB
  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses, Extensively
  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses, Extremely
  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Extensively
  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Extremely
  • Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
  • Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses
  • Extremely Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
  • Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculoses
  • Tuberculoses, Extensively Drug-Resistant
  • Tuberculoses, Extremely Drug-Resistant
  • Tuberculosis, Extensively Drug Resistant
  • Tuberculosis, Extremely Drug Resistant

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific type of tuberculosis + specific antitubercular agents if pertinent

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History Note

2008

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Previous Indexing

  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant (2006-2007)

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  1. C01w.150.252w.410.040.552.846w.775w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054908. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054908
  2. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensively_drug-resistant_tuberculosis
  3. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1040214