title: Recurrence after successful treatment among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
abstract: A retrospective review was conducted of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) to elucidate the rate of recurrence after successful treatment. Of 123 MDR-TB patients, 90 were declared as 'cured' or 'treatment completed' after individualised treatment; four (4.4%) experienced  recurrence. All patients with recur- rent MDR-TB were documented as 'treatment completed' after treatment. Recurrence of MDR-TB is possible after successful treatment, particularly among those documented as 'treatment completed'.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Y-J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S-M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C-G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012008:Recurrence; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents