Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Type: Bacteria

Also known as: TB, multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), or extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis)

About: TB is caused by the bacteria M. tuberculosis, and is among the most common infectious diseases and a frequent cause of death worldwide. 

Drug-resistant TB cases in 2011: 847

Deaths in 2017: 62

Learn more: CDC’s TB website

Download data: Drug-resistant TB Pathogen Page pdf icon[PDF – 2 pages]