Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in DRC: Antibiotic Resistance Profile

00:01 Now I'm showing you the antibiotic resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

00:09 We tested 485 samples and 371 Mycobacterium tuberculosis were isolated by Hain molecular Test, 5% of the the strains were resistant to rifampicin and 49% were MDR ( multidrug resistance) and only 7.

00:43 5% were resistant to fluoroquinolone and 1% to aminoglycoside, and only 0. 2% of strains were XDR.

01:01 So MDR we have 49% and XDR we are 0.2%. So in conclusion, surveillance data on bacterial resistance to antibiotics help clinicians and public health experts to make the right decision. The DRC is facing the emergence of multidrug resistance antibacterial C.

01:37 The burden of endemic disease can be exacerbated by the use of inappropriate antibiotics. Combating antibiotic resistance is the responsibility of all of us.

02:02 So we must respect the prescription of antibiotics in human medicine, in veterinary medicine, and also in the agriculture activities to avoid the spread of multi-resistant bacteria to antibiotics.

02:40 Thank you very much.