[Long-term results of treatment of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in adolescents].
The long-term results of treatment in adolescents with drug-resistant tuberculosis were studied. Forty-one patients were examined 1.5-5 years after discharge from hospital. Thirty-nine of the 41 patients were found to have good outcomes of the disease without exacerbations and recurrences. A recurrence was detected in 2 (4.9%) patients. Prior tuberculosis did not affect lifestyle and choice of a profession in 36 (87.8%). There were limitations in the choice of a profession in 3 (7.3%) patients (they were students of culinary colleges).
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D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents