Comparison of the Severity of Lung Damage on Chest X-ray Between New Drug-Resistant and Drug-Sensitive Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
Soedarsono Soedarsono,
Alvian Fauzi,
Anita Widyoningroem
et al.
Abstract:Background: Drug-resistant (DR) pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is often associated with morbidity and mortality compared to drug-susceptible (DS) pulmonary TB. The infectiveness and pathological destruction of DR TB and DS TB strains are still controversial. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the severity of lung damage between new cases of DR and DS pulmonary TB. Methods: This was an analytical observational study with a retrospective cross-sectional design. The sample was selected from the medical records … Show more
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