MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN SIBIU COUNTY BETWEEN 2011 AND 2014
Abstract:
Romania is one of the European countries with the highest tuberculosis endemia. This is
largely due to not taking elementary control measures regarding the transmission of this infection in
society.(1,2) Tuberculosis remains one of the major infectious diseases associated with high mortality,
worldwide.(3) If the forms of TB, sensitive to the major anti-tuberculous drugs, recognize a decline in
their number, the forms of MDR-TB increase numerically from year to year. The aim of this study is to
analyze the evolution of MDR-TB cases in the county of Sibiu during 01.2011- 12.2014. Materials and
methods: This is a retrospective study conducted on 115 patients with MDR-TB registered in the
Dispensary of the Pneumology Hospital of Sibiu during 01.2011-12.2014. Results: In the county of Sibiu,
in recent years, MDR-TB recorded a decrease in prevalence, still being more frequently encountered in
males, aged 40-60 years old, in heavy drinkers and social cases.
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