ANTI TB DRUG RESISTANCE LEBANON

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ANTI TB DRUG RESISTANCE- LEBANON

• By
• Dr Mtanios SAADE
• June 2003

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PREPARATION OF THE SURVEY

• 3-Meeting with the Lebanese society ,chest
  diseases.
• 1-Revue of the budget
• 2-Meeting with managers of TB centers.
• 4-Meeting with chief lab. In the AUH.
• 5-Inviting letter to all bacteriological lab. To
  collaborate and to support the survey.

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Smear collection

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• NTP
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• Central lab ( American university hospital )

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TOTAL NUMBER
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CHART
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DISTRUBITION
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EVALUATED
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DISTRIBUTION BY PROVINCE AND CATEGORIE
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RESULTS
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OTHER RESULTS
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OLD CASES
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CONCLUSION

• 1- NO PROBLEM OF RESISTANCE CONCERNING THE NEW
  CASES IN LEBANON
• 2- IMPORTANCE OF DOTS STRATEGY TO AVOID THE
  QUESTION OF MDR.
• 3-CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SENSITIVITY OF SMEAR
  IN NORTH LEBANON (HS).

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