Eliminating the category II retreatment regimen from national tuberculosis programme guidelines: the Georgian experience
Jennifer Furin, Medea Gegia, Carole Mitnick, Michael Rich, Sonya Shin, Mercedes Becerra, Peter Drobac, Paul Farmer, Rocio Hurtado, J Keith Joseph, Salmaan Keshavjee & Iagor Kalandadze
Volume 90, Number 1, January 2012, 63-66
Table 1. Key steps in review of category II retreatment regimen in Georgia
| Step | Data | Conclusion/recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Programme review | Outcomes poor | Category II is inadequate therapy for the management of retreatment TB patients in Georgia |
| Drug susceptibility testing done on all patients, MDR-TB programme exists | Georgia has sufficient resources to implement other strategies for patients | |
| Consensus building | Project led by National TB Program and thus consensus built rapidly | Category II not relevant for any persons in Georgia; recommendation endorsed by providers |
| Evidence-based review with frank discussion | ||
| Implementation planning | Improved diagnostics, ongoing treatment and monitoring | Ongoing operational research |
MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; TB, tuberculosis.