Epidemiological and cost analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Oman

• Published in: Eastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 1240 - 1245
• Main Authors: Mohammadi, A, Nassor, Z S, Behlim, T, Mohammadi, E, Govindarajan, R, Al Maniri, A, Smego, Jr, R A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt 01.11.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Antitubercular Agents - economics; Contact Tracing; Cost of Illness; Costs and Cost Analysis; Directly Observed Therapy - economics; Disease Notification; Drug Costs - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Oman - epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Retrospective Studies; Sex Distribution; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - economics; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology; Oman

We conducted an epidemiological and cost analysis for all 13 patients diagnosed with multaidrug-resistant tuberculosis (11 pulmonary, 2 extrapulmonary) in Oman from January 2000 to October 2005. The disease was secondary, or acquired, in 12 of 13 patients. A total of 140 contacts were screened (mean...