TABLE 1 Key multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) indicators and targets for 2015
New bacteriologically positive TB patients tested for resistance to first-line drugs20%
Previously treated TB patients tested for resistance to first-line drugs100%
Countries reporting >50% of the MDR-TB cases that are expected to exist among notified TB cases100%
Confirmed MDR-TB cases commencing treatment in programmes that follow international guidelines100%
Treatment success among patients with confirmed MDR-TB≥75%
Countries reporting treatment outcomes for all confirmed MDR-TB cases100%

  • The indicators and targets listed are from “The Global Plan to Stop TB 2011–2015” [13].