[The resistance of atypical mycobacteria to antitubercular preparations].

The atypical mycobacteria isolated from patients of the Lviv regional phthisio-pulmonary center who recovered from 1986 till 1995 have been analysed. The increase of the number of primary isolated atypical mycobacterial species, the increase of the number of strains resistant to antituberculosis drugs among them and growth of their multiple resistance to main antituberculosis drugs were established.