Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions
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- DOI: 10.17226/13243
Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions
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Presentations at the workshop addressed the following topics: TB (tuberculosis) and MDR (multi-drug resistant) TB in India, including local and national responses to the epidemic (Chapter 2); the global burden of TB and drug-resistant TB, including data from another high-burden country, China (Chapter 3); prevention of the transmission of drug-resistant TB in India (Chapter 4); rapid methods of detecting drug resistance and strengthening laboratory capacity (Chapter 5); approaches to reaching vulnerable populations affected by drug-resistant TB (Chapter 6); public–private engagement and innovative methods in combating drug-resistant TB (Chapter 7); the drug supply chain for second-line drugs (Chapter 8); and the major viewpoints expressed at the workshop and next steps suggested by workshop participants (Chapter 9).
Copyright © 2012, National Academy of Sciences.
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- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
- PLANNING COMMITTEE ON FACING THE REALITY OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
- FORUM ON DRUG DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSLATION
- Reviewers
- Acronyms
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Drug-Resistant TB in India
- 3. The Global Burden of Drug-Resistant TB
- 4. Preventing Transmission of Drug-Resistant TB
- 5. Detecting Drug Resistance and Strengthening Laboratory Capacity
- 6. Addressing TB and Drug-Resistant TB in Vulnerable Populations
- 7. Combating Drug-Resistant TB Through Public–Private Collaboration and Innovative Approaches
- 8. Confronting Challenges to the Supply Chain for Second-Line Drugs
- 9. Creating a Blueprint for Action
- References
- APPENDIXES
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