Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Weston, Florida 33331, USA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Nov;83(5):1056-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0145.
In the United States, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is more commonly seen among foreign-born patients. We report outcomes for 46 patients with MDR-TB who were born in Mexico and treated along the United States-Mexico border. According to our definition, 30 were cured, 3 showed treatment failure, 3 died, and 10 abandoned treatment. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can be successfully treated on an ambulatory basis.
在美国，耐多药结核病（MDR-TB）在外国出生的患者中更为常见。我们报告了 46 名出生于墨西哥并在美国-墨西哥边境接受治疗的耐多药结核病患者的结局。根据我们的定义，30 人治愈，3 人治疗失败，3 人死亡，10 人放弃治疗。耐多药结核病可以在门诊基础上成功治疗。
