TB Research

AMPLIFICATION OF DRUG RESISTANCE AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF INADEQUATE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Irina A. Burmistrova, E. V. Vаniev, А. G. Samoylova, O. V. Lovаchevа, Irina A. Vasilyeva

Tuberculosis and lung diseases · 2019-01

Abstract

The article presents a clinical case of a patient with respiratory tuberculosis, who experienced the amplification of drug resistance against the background of inadequate chemotherapy for tuberculosis. It demonstrates the need for express drug susceptibility tests which allows timely prescription of the adequate regimen and thereby minimizing the chances of drug resistance amplification.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Drug resistance
  • Drug
  • Regimen
  • Chemotherapy
  • Chemotherapy regimen
  • Medical prescription
  • Drug resistant tuberculosis
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Internal medicine