INFLUENCE OF EARLY TERMINATION OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS ON ITS EFFECTIVENESS

Abstract

The effectiveness of a course of chemotherapy largely depends on the continuity and duration. An ineffective outcome of a course of chemotherapy, in addition to objective reasons, also has an additional factor that strengthens it – a break in treatment or its early termination. The aim of the work is to study the effectiveness of treatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with preserved drug sensitivity of the pathogen with early termination of the course of chemotherapy. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of the outcomes of a course of chemotherapy of tuberculosis patients who prematurely interrupted treatment, registered for 1-2-3 chemotherapy regimens in the Perm Region, was carried out. Results: Interruptions in treatment or its early termination were present in 7.8% of patients registered for treatment with 1-2-3 chemotherapy regimens. At the stage of inpatient treatment, there is a separation from treatment in 3.5% of patients receiving treatment in the intensive phase of 1-2-3 chemotherapy regimens. Separation from treatment at the outpatient stage is noted in 7.9% of patients receiving treatment in the continuation phase of 1-2-3 chemotherapy regimens, these terms are insufficient for a full course of chemotherapy.. An additional unfavorable factor of intermittent treatment is the formation of secondary drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The ineffectiveness of the course of chemotherapy leads to an increase in the number of patients with tuberculosis and the tension of the epidemic situation. Conclusions: In the treatment of patients with drug-sensitive tuberculosis in the Perm Region, treatment is interrupted more often at the outpatient stage than at the inpatient stage (p=0.03), which requires further study of the reasons for preventing early termination of treatment. It was found that the termination of treatment prematurely in all patients led to the ineffectiveness of CT. Social factors (lack of income, unfavorable living conditions and distance from drug dispensaries, staffing of qualified medical personnel) can affect the adherence and effectiveness of treatment.