[Results of anti-tuberculosis treatment of patients with tuberculosis--children and adolescents treated in Poland in 1993].
Treatment of 581 new cases tuberculosis in 215 children and 366 adolescents reported in 1993 were followed up for 12 months. The results show that 96.6% bacteriologically confirmed cases were cured (93.8% of children and 97.2% of adolescents). Among 409 bacteriologically negative cases (183 children and 222 adolescents) only in 7 (4 children and 3 adolescents) i.e. in 1.7% no radiological improvement was observed. 75.7% of cases BK+ received 4 drugs treatment regimen-85.4% adolescents and 40.6% children. Children with bacteriologically negative tuberculosis were treated with 2 drugs regimen -(53% of cases) and with 3 drugs regimen 43.2% of cases, while in adolescents majority of cases received 4 drugs (59.0%) or 3 drugs (33.8%). In almost all regiments there were INH and RMP. In spite of high efficacy of applied regimens, the duration of treatment was relatively long. In children BK+ , in 87.8% of cases it was longer than 6 months (in 43.8% of cases it was longer than 9 months). In adolescents BK+, in 81.2% of cases duration of treatment was longer than 6 months (in 34.7% it was longer than 9 months). Among cases BK(-), in 82.5% of children duration of treatment was longer than 6 months and 53.7% adolescents BK(-) were treated longer than 6 months.
Szczuka
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Zakładu Epidemiologii i Organizacji Walki z Gruźlica Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc.
Masztalerz
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Miller
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Piasecki
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D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents