Izudi J, Bajunirwe F, Cattamanchi A
Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Public Health Action. 2023 Mar 21;13(1):4-6. doi: 10.5588/pha.22.0047.
People previously treated for TB are at a higher risk of rifampicin-resistant or multidrug-resistant TB (RR/MDR-TB). Uganda's recent RR-TB estimates were not updated, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using programmatic data (2012-2021), we report on the distribution and trends in RR-TB among people previously treated for bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB (BC-PTB) across six TB clinics in Kampala, Uganda. The RR-TB prevalence between 2012 and 2015 was 0% (95% CI 0-2.3). The prevalence rose significantly in recent years to 7.0% (95% CI 4.4-10.8) between 2016 and 2021 ( < 0.001). RR-TB is increasing among people previously treated for BC-PTB in Kampala; surveillance for RR-TB should be enhanced.
曾接受过结核病治疗的人患利福平耐药或耐多药结核病(RR/MDR-TB)的风险更高。乌干达最近的RR-TB估计数没有更新,包括在新冠疫情期间。利用规划数据(2012 - 2021年),我们报告了乌干达坎帕拉六家结核病诊所中曾接受过细菌学确诊肺结核(BC-PTB)治疗的人群中RR-TB的分布情况和趋势。2012年至2015年期间RR-TB患病率为0%(95%CI 0 - 2.3)。近年来患病率显著上升,在2016年至2021年期间达到7.0%(95%CI 4.4 - 10.8)(<0.001)。坎帕拉曾接受过BC-PTB治疗的人群中RR-TB正在增加;应加强对RR-TB的监测。