| Comparison of the drug Fastness Between Tuberculous Bacilli From the Sputum in Taegu Streets and That From The Fresh Cases |
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Yong Dal Shin |
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Dept. of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Kyung-Pook University, Korea |
| 대구시내도로상 및 신결핵환자담중 결핵균의 항결핵제에 대한 내성상태 |
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| Abstract |
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In these nations with endemic tuberculosis and without proper facilities to isolate the active cases, the dissemination of the disease due to the sputum of the patients and the fastness of the bacilli associated with wide use of the antituberculous drugs is another gloom over the field.
The author examined the rate of detecting tuberculous bacilli from the sputum found in the streets ( of the Taegu City) and their fastness, and compared the results with that of the fresh cases who are not experienced the use of the antituberculous drugs.
1. The rate of detecting tuberculous bacilli from the sputum in the Taegu streets is found to be 3%, by cultural method.
2. The fastness in seven cases are studied:
Fastness to the drug more than one kinds .......6 cases.
Fastness to the drugs more than two kinds ..... 4 cases .
Fastness to the drugs of three kinds ... 2cases.
3. Fastness infresh cases:
Fastness to one kind of drug ....... 15 % .
Fastness to two kinds of drugs ...... 5% |
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