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ENGLISH ABSTRACT
JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
[The short-term and long-term treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis positive for drug-resistant and sensitive strains].
Chinese Journal of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2003 Februrary
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the treatment outcomes in patients with smear positive tuberculosis, and to compare the difference in treatment response among patients infected with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains.
METHODS: From 1998 to 2000, seven hundred and seventy-seven patients with primary smear-positive tuberculosis, which were from 30 surveillance sites, were followed for two years to monitor their treatment outcomes.
RESULTS: At the completion of the 6 months' therapy, the overall rate of treatment failure was 1.8%, 2.6% for the drug-resistant cases and 1.6% for the drug-sensitive cases. Six-month follow-up showed a positive conversion rate of 2.7% in all the cases, 8.5% and 1.2% (P < 0.005) in the drug-resistant and the drug-sensitive cases respectively. One year follow-up showed that the positive conversion rate was 2.6% in all the cases, 6.9% and 1.6% (P < 0.005) in the drug-resistant and the drug-sensitive cases, respectively. Two-year follow-up showed an overall positive conversion rate of 1.3%, 1.0% and 1.3% in the drug-resistant and the drug-sensitive cases, respectively. Of the 152 drug-resistant cases, the rate of treatment failure was 2.6% at the completion of 6 months' therapy, but in cases with MDR-TB the rate was 10.3%. Six-month follow-up showed an overall positive conversion rate of 8.5%, but the rate reached 37.0% in cases with MDR-TB. One-year and two-year follow-up showed that the positive conversion rates were 6.9% and 1.0% respectively in all the drug-resistant cases, but 6.3% and 6.7% respectively in the MDR cases.
CONCLUSIONS: Under the guidelines of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), the 2H(3)R(3)S(3)Z(3)/4H(3)R(3) regimen for primary smear-positive pulmonary TB was effective. But the cure rate was lower and the positive conversion rate higher in patients with MDR-TB.
METHODS: From 1998 to 2000, seven hundred and seventy-seven patients with primary smear-positive tuberculosis, which were from 30 surveillance sites, were followed for two years to monitor their treatment outcomes.
RESULTS: At the completion of the 6 months' therapy, the overall rate of treatment failure was 1.8%, 2.6% for the drug-resistant cases and 1.6% for the drug-sensitive cases. Six-month follow-up showed a positive conversion rate of 2.7% in all the cases, 8.5% and 1.2% (P < 0.005) in the drug-resistant and the drug-sensitive cases respectively. One year follow-up showed that the positive conversion rate was 2.6% in all the cases, 6.9% and 1.6% (P < 0.005) in the drug-resistant and the drug-sensitive cases, respectively. Two-year follow-up showed an overall positive conversion rate of 1.3%, 1.0% and 1.3% in the drug-resistant and the drug-sensitive cases, respectively. Of the 152 drug-resistant cases, the rate of treatment failure was 2.6% at the completion of 6 months' therapy, but in cases with MDR-TB the rate was 10.3%. Six-month follow-up showed an overall positive conversion rate of 8.5%, but the rate reached 37.0% in cases with MDR-TB. One-year and two-year follow-up showed that the positive conversion rates were 6.9% and 1.0% respectively in all the drug-resistant cases, but 6.3% and 6.7% respectively in the MDR cases.
CONCLUSIONS: Under the guidelines of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), the 2H(3)R(3)S(3)Z(3)/4H(3)R(3) regimen for primary smear-positive pulmonary TB was effective. But the cure rate was lower and the positive conversion rate higher in patients with MDR-TB.
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