BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS AND THE DRUG SENSITIVITY TEST PATTERNS.

Background: Other microbial infections in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients pose significant challenges, complicating treatment outcomes and potentially increasing mortality rates. This study aims to characterize the bacterial and fungal infections profiles in pulmonary TB patients.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted at Adam Malik Hospital in Medan, Indonesia, from June 2020 to May 2022, involving inpatients diagnosed with drug-sensitive or drug-resistant TB.