High pre-diagnosis attrition among patients with presumptive MDR-TB: an operational research from Bhopal district, India.

Background: Pre-diagnosis attrition needs to be addressed urgently if we are to make progress in improving MDR-TB case detection and achieve universal access to MDR-TB care. We report the pre-diagnosis attrition, along with factors associated, and turnaround times related to the diagnostic pathway among patient with presumptive MDR-TB in Bhopal district, central India (2014).

Methods: Study was conducted under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme setting.