Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that is resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid. This pathogen causes a form of TB disease called multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Coding note
These categories should never be used in primary coding. The codes are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes when it is desired to identify the resistance, non-responsiveness and refractive properties of a condition to antimicrobials.