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Abstract
Clinical question
What is the best approach to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB)?
Results
Evidence-based treatment of drug-susceptible TB is the best means of preventing the development of drug-resistant disease. Suspecting the possibility of drug-resistant TB, and prompt detection of all forms of drug-resistant TB, not only multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB, should be part of the algorithm for diagnosis and management of all patients with active TB.
Implementation
Treatment of all forms of drug-resistant TB must be tailored to the specific form of resistance with appropriate and effective drug regimens.
Acknowledgements
LP is supported by fellowships from the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
Disclosure
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to this work.