[Long-term results of treatment of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in adolescents]

Probl Tuberk Bolezn Legk. 2005:(7):25-8.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

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).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents