Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and HIV co-infection in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 40(1): 104-7, 2009 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-19323041
The objective of this study was to observe the prevalence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in HIV associated tuberculosis co-infected patients in Phnom Penh City. The isolates of M. tuberculosis were collected during active laboratory-based surveillance. Of the 98 isolates studied, M. tuberculosis resistance to isoniazid was seen in 23.5%, resistance to rifampicin was seen in 16.3% and multidrug-resistance (MDR-TB) was seen in 5.1%. Our findings reveal an alarmingly high level of resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin, and confirms the need for drug susceptibility testing to guide treatment in patients with culture positive tuberculosis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Infecções por HIV
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Antituberculosos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article