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Highlights Determining infection and multidrug resistance (MDR) rates continuously helps to detect the problem to be solved, including outbreaks. Cleaning and disinfection play an important role in preventing MDR and evaluating and correcting the process for better results. MDR control can only be achieved with various measures applied continuously and consistently by a group of […]

Timothy Rodwell, ICEID 2022: Shedding light on new MDR-TB treatment decisions with next generation sequencing

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Published Online: Sep 15th 2022

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) refers to the case when a clinical TB isolate is resistant to two of the most potent tuberculosis medications: isoniazid and rifampin. Globally, there are about half a million new cases of MDR-TB per year. Prof. Timothy Rodwell (UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, US) discusses the limitations of MDR-TB diagnosis and assessment as well as the new developments in next-generation sequencing in MDR-TB treatment. 

Shedding Light on New MDR-TB Treatment Decisions with Next Generation Sequencing’ was presented at the annual International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID), August 7–10, 2022.

  1. Could you give us a brief overview of multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and its global health burden? (00:22)
  2. What have been the limitations of molecular testing for the diagnosis of and assessment of drug-resistant mutations in tuberculosis ? (01:02)
  3. What have been the latest developments in next generation sequencing tests in MDR-TB? (03:20)

Disclosures: Timothy Rodwell serves as a consultant for FIND; he receives grant/research support from NIH, DoD; he is a major stock shareholder in Verus Diagnostics.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Marianna Mignani. 

Filmed as a highlight of ICEID 2022.

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