BACTERIOEXCRETION AND DRUG RESISTANCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV PATIENTS IN SAINT-PETERSBURG
An analysis of 1546 cases of combined TB and HIV infection is presented. The prevalence of mycobacterium excretion increases as immunodeficiency progresses. In patients with reduced immunity, bacterioexcretion is detected in several systems and organs concomitantly. Multiple drug resistance is detected in 65.1% of patients with bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis.