New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2019, WHO consolidated guidelines on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
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GuidelineGuidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis - 2011 update
Year of Publication2011
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Retired
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
In the treatment of patients newly diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) (i.e. not previously treated for MDR-TB), a total treatment duration of 20 months is suggested for most patients, and the duration may be modified according to the patient’s response to therapy