Resistant tuberculosis in Maranhão, Brazil: a case series

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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with documented multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)

Patient	Age	Tuberculosis duration, years	Drugs to which the patient was resistant^a	Severe CXR findings^b	Time to smear conversion, months	Adverse reactions to the treatment
1	33	3	INH, Rif, Eth, Stm	No	12	None
2	27	5	INH, Rif	Yes	–	GI
3	38	4	INH, Rif	Yes	–	None
4	18	7	INH, Rif, Eth	Yes	–	None

CXR chest radiograph, Eth ethambutol, INH isoniazid, Rif rifampin, Stm streptomycin, GI gastrointestinal
^aPatients were tested for resistance to Eth, INH, Rif, PZA, Stm, Km, Cm, and Tha, as well as resistance to ciprofloxacin and cycloserine
^bCavitary and bilateral lesions

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