Prevalence and risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Republic of Georgia: a population-based study.

Setting: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB, defined as resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin) has emerged as a serious global public health problem, especially in the former Soviet republics. The extent of the problem in Georgia has been incompletely defined.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for MDR-TB in Georgia.