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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Investigated at One University Hospital in Seoul  

Kim, Do Kyun (National Medical Center)
Kim, Mi Ok (Department of Internal Medicine, JeJu Medical School)
Kim, Tae-Hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical School)
Sohn, Jang Won (Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical School)
Yoon, Ho Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical School)
Shin, Dong Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical School)
Park, Sung Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical School)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.58, no.3, 2005 , pp. 243-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : The prevalence of tuberculosis is slowly decreasing in Korea. However, the drug-resistance of pulmonary tuberculosis is a major risk factor of treatment failure. Moreover, the National Surveillance System has recently been discontinued. Therefore, a continuous survey is necessary for the exact detection of the rate of drug resistance. We studied the recent 4-year drug resistance rate of tuberculosis at a single University hospital in Seoul. Materials and Methods : The study included 239 pulmonary tuberculosis patients performed with a tuberculosis culture and a drug-sensitivity test at Hanyang University Medical Center from March 1999 to March 2003. Results : Of the 239 patients included in the study during the 4-year period, 52 patients showed resistance to one or more anti-tuberculosis drug (21.8%). The rate of multi-drug resistance was 12.6%. The resistance rates to isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin and pyrazinamide were 18.4%, 13.8%, 11.7%, 6.7% and 8.4%, respectively. Ninety patients had a history of previous anti-tuberculosis treatment, and the rates of the overall drug resistance and multi-drug resistance of these patients were 36.7% and 25.6%, respectively. The patients with drug-resistance showed a higher rate of a previous tuberculosis treatment history (63.5%) than the drug-sensitive group patients (30.5%). Conclusion : The rate of drug resistant tuberculosis is 21.8%, and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is 12.6%. The rate of drug resistance is higher in those previously treated for tuberculosis.
Keywords
Pulmonary tuberculosis treatment; Drug resistance; Risk factor; Korea;
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