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Multi-Resistant Tuberculosis in Western Algeria: about 36 Cases

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Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined by the loss of susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains to the two major anti-tuberculosis drugs: isoniazid (H) and Rifampicin (R). This resistance may be acquired or primary. The aim of our study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, bacteriological and evolutionary profile of multi-resistant tuberculosis patients in Western Algeria. To do so, aretrospective analytical study, which included 36 patients, was carried out in the pneumo-phthisiology department (B) of the Oran University Hospital (West Algeria) from January 2010 to December 2014. Our result showed an average age of 33.7 years. The risk factors for MDR-TB highlighted were tobacco (n=12; 33.3%), alcoholism (n=1; 2.8%) and family history of MDR-TB (n=3; 8.33). Primary MDR-TB was present in 11.11% of cases and secondary MDR-TB in 88.89% of cases. There was resistance to H and R in 13.8% of cases (n=5); to H, R and Streptomycin (S) in 50% of cases (n=18); to H, R and Ethambutol (E) in 5.6% of cases (n=2). The percentage of patients who had lost the sensitivity of the Bacillus to the four first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs (H, R, S, and E) was 25% of all patients tested (n=9) and H, R, S, and Ofloxacin (O) in one case. Five patients died. The rate of primary resistance found in this study constitutes a threat to efforts to control MDR tuberculosis in Algeria. It is therefore important to update the results and assess the extent of the problem.

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10.21608/eajbsc.2021.178245

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tuberculosis, primary multi-resistant, secondary multi-resistant, Western Algeria

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Guenaoui ,

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Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Health and Proteomics, Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Djillali Liabes University of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, BP No. 89 Sidi-Bel-Abbes 22000 Algeria

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Ouardi ,

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Pneumo-phthisiology Department (Point B), Oran UHC (University Hospital Center), Algeria

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Kanoun,

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Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Health and Proteomics, Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Djillali Liabes University of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, BP No. 89 Sidi-Bel-Abbes 22000 Algeria.

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khedoudja.kanoun@univ-sba.dz

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Ouali ,

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Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Health and Proteomics, Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Djillali Liabes University of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, BP No. 89 Sidi-Bel-Abbes 22000 Algeria

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Harir ,

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Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology Health and Proteomics, Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Djillali Liabes University of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, BP No. 89 Sidi-Bel-Abbes 22000 Algeria

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harirnoria16@gmail.com

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20278

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2021-06-01

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2021-04-06

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2021-06-09

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157

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2090-0767

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2090-083X

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology

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Multi-Resistant Tuberculosis in Western Algeria: about 36 Cases

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22 Jan 2023