[Bacterial factors and decompensation of cor pulmonale in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].

Sputum from 88 patients with different forms of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by chronic cor pulmonale (CCP) was tested for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MBT) and nonspecific flora. The high occurrence of multidrug resistance of MBT and nonspecific causative agents are found in patients with signs of heart failure in the presence of decompensatory CCP in 20% of cases, the frequency of concomitant chronic bronchitis was 86%.