• Thoracic surgery clinics · Aug 2012

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    Multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: surgical challenges.

    • Michael J Weyant and John D Mitchell.
    • Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12631 East 17th Avenue, MSC310, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Michael.Weyant@ucdenver.edu
    • Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Aug 1; 22 (3): 271-6.

    AbstractMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to be a significant public health problem worldwide. The treatment of MDR-TB consists mainly of chemotherapy. However, surgery has been reported to be an effective adjunctive therapy in selected cases. This article discusses the scope of the problem of MDR-TB and the most accepted modern standard therapy. The indications for surgical intervention as well as an analysis of the results of this therapy are also discussed.Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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