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Number of Laboratory-confirmed TB Cases That Are Resistant to Rifampicin and Resistant to Any Fluoroquinolone (pre-XDR-TB or XDR-TB)

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Definitions

Number of laboratory-confirmed TB cases that are resistant to rifampicin and resistant to any fluoroquinolone (pre-XDR-TB or XDR-TB). WHO: conf_rr_fqr. Use caution if comparing values before and after 2020, as the indicator definition changed - see the changelog.

Numerator

Number of laboratory-confirmed TB cases that are resistant to rifampicin and resistant to any fluoroquinolone (pre-XDR-TB or XDR-TB). WHO database: conf_rr_fqr

Denominator

N/A

Ref #

(Previously DT-28)

Tier Level

Extended Indicator

Data Type

Integer

Disaggregations

N/A
There are no related indicators for this indicator.

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Changelog

June 9, 2022: Pre-2020, this indicator definition was "Number of new or previously treated bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients with resistance to rifampicin and resistance to fluoroquinolones. WHO database: rr_fqr"; as of 2020, it has been switched to "Number of laboratory-confirmed TB cases that are resistant to rifampicin and resistant to any fluoroquinolone (pre-XDR-TB or XDR-TB). WHO database: conf_rr_fqr".