Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a review of the 23 cases treated by the Saint-Pierre University Hospital (Brussels)

Acta Clin Belg. 2009 Mar-Apr;64(2):113-9. doi: 10.1179/acb.2009.020.

Abstract

For about fifteen years, Belgium, as other developed countries, has been confronted with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The treatment of MDR-TB is complex, associating several antibiotics and causing multiple adverse effects. The aim of this study is to report our experience with MDR-TB at the Saint-Pierre University Hospital in Brussels.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Belgium / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / epidemiology
  • Urban Population*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents