THE INCIDENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTIONS AND RESISTANCE TO ANTITUBERCULOSIS DRUGS IN GIURGIU POPULATION
Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important health problem all over the world. Correct and early
diagnosis of infection is a major condition for efficient treatment. Different localizations of mycobacterial infection are
occurred but the most important is the pulmonary tuberculosis.
Pulmonary tuberculosis can be diagnosed by medical history and symptoms, laboratory and radiographic tests
Laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterial infections required microscopic examinations of sputum for acid – fast bacilli
and a culture from sputum sample. Other techniques have provided a rapid and modern diagnosis but required high
cost and special settings.
In 2012, 975 subjects are investigated for mycobacterial infection in Izvoru (Giurgiu) Pneumophtysiology Hospital, but
just 34.8% from all were confirmed with M. tuberculosis infection. The micobacterial infections were related to other
diseases and formulated in order to gender and age of patients. For these patients the antibiogram was performed. All
bacterial strains from patients with initial infection were sensitive to antituberculosis drugs (Hydrazide and
Rifampicin). Some bacterial strains from older infections were resistant to these drugs.
THE INCIDENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTIONS AND RESISTANCE TO ANTITUBERCULOSIS DRUGS IN GIURGIU POPULATION.
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THE INCIDENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTIONS AND RESISTANCE TO ANTITUBERCULOSIS DRUGS IN GIURGIU POPULATION.
Autori:
Ionica
Deliu
[1]
[1]
University of Pitesti, Romania
Rezumat
Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important health problem all over the world. Correct and early
diagnosis of infection is a major condition for efficient treatment. Different localizations of mycobacterial infection are
occurred but the most important is the pulmonary tuberculosis.
Pulmonary tuberculosis can be diagnosed by medical history and symptoms, laboratory and radiographic tests
Laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterial infections required microscopic examinations of sputum for acid – fast bacilli
and a culture from sputum sample. Other techniques have provided a rapid and modern diagnosis but required high
cost and special settings.
In 2012, 975 subjects are investigated for mycobacterial infection in Izvoru (Giurgiu) Pneumophtysiology Hospital, but
just 34.8% from all were confirmed with M. tuberculosis infection. The micobacterial infections were related to other
diseases and formulated in order to gender and age of patients. For these patients the antibiogram was performed. All
bacterial strains from patients with initial infection were sensitive to antituberculosis drugs (Hydrazide and
Rifampicin). Some bacterial strains from older infections were resistant to these drugs.
Cuvinte cheie:
Acid-fast bacilli, tuberculosis, drug resistance
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