Tuberculosis in Russia and the problem of multiple drug resistance

V V Yerokhin; V V Punga; L N Rybka

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb11370.x

Tuberculosis in Russia and the problem of multiple drug resistance

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2001 Dec:953:133-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb11370.x.

Authors

V V Yerokhin¹, V V Punga, L N Rybka

Affiliation

¹ Central Tuberculosis Research Institute (CTRI), Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow.

PMID: 11795405
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb11370.x

Abstract

Tuberculosis cases in Russia doubled from 1991 to 2000, when the incidence reached 90 per 100,000; and Russian TB mortality rates are the highest in Europe. Implementation of WHO-recommended DOTS strategy is in the preliminary stages. The epidemiological data are presented as is the implementation strategy for stabilizing the epidemic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Drug Resistance, Multiple
Humans
Prisons
Russia / epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / epidemiology*
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / prevention & control