Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak associated with poor treatment adherence and delayed treatment: Arua District, Uganda, 2013–2017

Table 3 Health facility assessment during multidrug-resistant tuberculosis investigation: Arua District, 2013–2017

Area of assessment	% (n = 9)
Health facility accreditation for TB services	89
Staffing levels
Laboratory	89
Clinicians	100
Dispensers	33
Lab availability	89
GeneXpert availability onsite^a	100
Clinical staff trained in:
TB/HIV	89
MDR-TB	56
Registers available
Unit TB register	100
Laboratory TB register	56
Presumptive TB register	33
MDR-TB register	11
Transportation access	89
Mean turnaround time for GeneXpert results (weeks)	2
Stock-outs
Anti-TB drugs	100
Microscope slides	100
Reagents	100
Masks	100
VN95 respirators	100
GeneXpert catridge^a	100
Microscope available	89

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