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Primary Drug Resistance Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis In Karachi, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Muhammad Irfan, Shahid Javed Hussain
Primary Drug Resistance Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis In Karachi, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Muhammad Irfan, Shahid Javed Hussain
Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the primary drug resistance of new culture positive cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in Karachi.
METHODS: All new suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients were recruited initially. They were instructed to produce three-sputum samples for smear examination and on one of the specimen's culture was applied. Bronchoscopy and bronchial wash was done in patients who were not expectorating. Bronchial wash was then applied for both smear and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
RESULTS: Out of 79 cases recruited initially, 52 were able to produce sputum while bronchoscopy was performed in the remaining. AFB direct smear was positive in 32/52 sputum and …