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Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) TB<br />

• MDR-TB is as infectious as drug susceptible<br />

TB<br />

• Diagnosis is confused by lack <strong>of</strong> culture and<br />

susceptibility testing<br />

• Suspected if:<br />

– an adult index case has MDR-TB<br />

– child is a treatment failure despite compliant <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />

– <strong>the</strong> adult index case has unknown susceptible testing and<br />

with treatment failure or a retreatment case

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