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'.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Female
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Humans
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Kaplan-Meier Estimate
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
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Recurrence
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Republic of Korea
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Retrospective Studies
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Sputum / microbiology
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology