title: [Results of the treatment of newly detected pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis at the Lung Disease and Tuberculosis Clinic of the Białystok Medical Academy 1980-1984].
abstract: The material analysed comprises 207 patients with newly detected lung tbc treated in the Clinic of ++Phthisiopneumonology of the BMA during 1980-1984. The age and sex of patients, radiological picture, detuberculization resulting from the combined therapy with 4 drugs with RMP, 3 drugs + RMP and with 3 drugs without RMP were taken into account, so as was the weekly rhythm of negativity and the forms of lung tbc. The material included 143 men (69%) and 64 women (31%). The highest proportion of hospitalized patients due to lung tbc among men was within the age range from 41 to 60 years (38.5%) while among women from 21 to 40 years 42.2%). Most frequent lung tbc were hemogenous (38.2% of cases) next 26.1% were the infiltrative forms. Total tbc negativity was achieved in 98.3% of cases and the rhythm of negative sputum appeared to be markedly faster when 4 drugs were combined with RMP. Summing up, in all newly detected cases with negative sputum with radiologically active lung tbc a clinical improvement has been achieved, and the radiologically seen improvement included 92.6% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Płuc i Gruźlicy Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lukjan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pregowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zagórecka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kowal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Wyniki leczenia gruźlicy płuc i opłucnej nowo wykrytej w materiale Kliniki Chorób Płuc i Gruźlicy AMB w latach 1980-1984.