[Spread of drug-resistant strains of mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients with isolated bacteria].
The paper provides the data on the spread of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MBT) among contingents of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who have been registered at a dispensary and new cases. The spread was 42.5 and 20.0%, respectively. In the past 3 decades, the spread of primary (baseline) drug resistance of MBT has increased from 6.5 to 22.0%.
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D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular