[Spread of multidrug resistance of Mycobacterium and its impact on the efficiency of treatment in patients with tuberculosis in the penitentiaries of the Arkhangelsk Region]
- PMID: 15988972
[Spread of multidrug resistance of Mycobacterium and its impact on the efficiency of treatment in patients with tuberculosis in the penitentiaries of the Arkhangelsk Region]
Abstract
The paper deals with drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the prisons of the Arkhangelsk Region. The present study was undertaken to examine the spread of multidrug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its impact on the outcomes of treatment of new cases of tuberculosis in the penitentiaries of the Arkhangelsk Region.