Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Surgery for patients on MDR/RR-TB treatment: In patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) or multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), 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 Treatment Guidelines for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, 2016 Update
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 and care