Extensively Drug Resistant TB

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is a moderately uncommon kind of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). It is resistant to all drugs used to treat TB, including the two best first-line drugs: isoniazid and rifampin. XDR TB is likewise resistant to the greatest second-line meds: fluoroquinolones and no less than one of three injectable drugs (i.e., amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin).

Typical symptoms:

The general symptoms of TB illness incorporate sentiments of sickness, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. The symptoms of TB illness of the lungs might likewise incorporate coughing, chest pain, and coughing up blood. Symptoms of TB illness in different parts of the body rely on upon the zone influenced.

Meeting a medical practitioner:

If someone thinks , he/she have been exposed to someone with TB disease, they should contact their doctor or local health department about getting a TB skin test or the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test (QFT-G), a blood test. And tell the doctor or nurse when they spent time with this person.

Therapeutic aspects:

Yes, in some cases. Some TB control programs have shown that cure is possible for an estimated 30% of affected people. Successful outcomes depend greatly on the extent of the drug resistance, the severity of the disease, and whether the patient's immune system is weakened