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Guidelines for the Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: 2011 Update World Health Organization

Marc Notes: Title from PDF title page.; WHO/HTM/TB/2011.6--P. 2 of PDF cover.; Preceded by Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis / [steering group, chief editor, Michael Rich;editors-in-chief, Ernesto Jaramillo ... [et al.]]. Emergency update. Geneva: World Health Organization, Stop TB Dept., c2008.; Includes bibliographical references.; This 2011 update of Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis is intended as a tool for use by public health professionals working in response to the Sixty-second World Health Assembly's resolution on prevention and control of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Resolution WHA62.15, adopted in 2009, calls on Member States to develop a comprehensive framework for the management and care of patients with drug-resistant TB. The recommendations contained in these guidelines address the most topical questions concerning the programmatic management of drug-resistant TB: case-finding, multidrug resistance, treatment regimens, monitoring the response to treatment, and selecting models of care. The guidelines primarily target staff and medical practitioners working in TB treatment and control, and partners and organizations providing technical and financial support for care of drug-resistant TB in settings where resources are limited.; Issued also in print.; Description based on version viewed September 6, 2013. Contributor Bio:  World Health Organization World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.