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Indicator name:
% of notified TB cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
1366
Topic:
Health service coverage
Rationale:
TB cases found to be resistant to rifampicin should be treated using a second-line regimen.
Definition:
-
Disaggregation:
Case Type : Retreatment, Case Type : New : Bacteriologically positive new pulmonary TB cases
Method of estimation:
Numerator: Number of notified TB cases with drug susceptibility testing (DST) results for rifampicin during the period of assessment. Denominator: Number of TB cases notified during the period of assessment.
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Annual
Contact person email:
tbdata@who.int
Name:
TB data enquiries
Links:
WHO TB data
A minimum set of indicators for the programmatic management of MDR-TB in national tuberculosis control programmes
Companion handbook to the WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Global tuberculosis control report
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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