Drug Resistance
Drug-resistant pulmonary TB in western Turkey is higher in patients with treatment failure
Published in Drug Week, November 25th, 2005
"Although high antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug resistance rates have been reported in Turkey, the clinical characteristics and implications for the outcome of anti-TB treatment have not been fully investigated.
"We determined the prevalence of anti-TB drug resistance and examined demographic data, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcome in relation to patterns of resistance," investigators in Turkey report.
"From the TB case registry of a university hospital and the two largest dispensaries in Manisa city, we identified...
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Source: Drug Week (2005-11-25)
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