Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
In patients with isoniazid-resistant, rifampicin-resistant TB or multidrug-resistant TB patients, elective partial lung resection (lobectomy or wedge resection) may be used alongside a recommended MDR-TB regimen
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update
WHO consolidated guidelines on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: Module 4: Treatment - Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: Module 4: treatment - drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, 2022 update
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 4: treatment and care