Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Tuberculosis Control Program
2615 S. Grand Avenue, Room 507
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: (213) 744-6160
Fax: (213) 749-0926
Email: tb@ph.lacounty.gov
Tuberculosis Control Program - Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB)
Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB)
The MDR-TB Unit offers full consultation on all such cases in LAC and assists with special procedures such as therapeutic drug monitoring. Alternative or second-line TB drugs are controlled and monitored to ensure that MDR-TB cases are identified and treated appropriately.
Chapter Four of the TB Control Manual provides additional details on MDR-TB management and consultation.