Primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis versus drug-sensitive tuberculosis in non-HIV-infected patients: Comparisons of CT findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has emerged as a global threat. The aim of this work was to compare the CT findings of primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and drug-sensitive tuberculosis in non-AIDS adults.

Material and methods

From January 2012 to February 2016, 89 patients with primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis were retrospectively reviewed, and 89 consecutive drug sensitive TB patients with no history of anti-tuberculous chemotherapy from January 2014 to November 2014 were enrolled as control group. All patients were seronegative for HIV. The patients' demographic data and the locations, frequency and patterns of lung lesions on chest CT were compared.

Results

Gender and frequency of diabetes were similar between the two groups. The mean age

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460787 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature