title: Non-compliance with antituberculous drugs.
abstract: A case of inadvertent 'total' non-compliance with a course of antituberculous drugs is described. Subsequently the value of routine urine testing for rifampicin in a chest clinic was assessed. The butanol extraction test was found to be a simple and rapid guide to the identification of defaulting patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012293:Rifampin / Q000652:urine; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D012293:Rifampin