Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Drug resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) has hit the tuberculosis control programs like a thunderbolt. It has challenged all the aspects of tuberculosis management, from diagnosis till prognosis. India has had a major contribution in DR TB worldwide, with Mumbai city being the niche for DRTB strains. DRTB has emerged distinctly as a “Creation of mankind” than solely as a “Weapon of God” to curtail the ongoing population explosion. Emergence of resistance has been multi-factorial. Thus; to handle this roaring health hazard; fine tuning of ongoing programs, innovations with newer modalities, response estimation and foresight of future aspect should be dealt with by experts with experience and followed by the rest.