Prevalence of drug resistance in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis presenting for the first time with symptoms at chest clinics in India - Part II - Findings in urban clinics among all patients, with or without history of previous chemotherapy.
Indian Council of Medical Research.
Indian Journal of Medical Research; 1969; 57; 823-835.
A previous report (Indian Council of Medical Research First Resistance Investigation, 1968) presented the results of a co-operative investigation on the prevalence of drug resistance in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, presenting for the first time with symptoms at chest clinics in India and giving no history of previous anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. However, the information obtained from that investigation is of rather limited value because, in most clinics, fairly large proportions of patients reporting for the first time do so with a history of previous treatment. This is because anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy is offered not only by chest clinics, but also by general hospitals and private practitioners. In these circumstances, information on the prevalence of drug resistance among all patients, irrespective of the history of previous anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy, will be of great value, not only to the clinicians-in-charge of the chest clinics but also to those responsible for formulating general policies of treatment in the country. The second drug resistance investigation was undertaken by the Indian Council of Medical Research to obtain this information, and the findings are presented below.
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