[Efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with the newly detected complicated destructive pulmonary tuberculosis].

A hundred and fifty-six patients with first detected destructive pulmonary tuberculosis were examined. 43.6% of the patients were found to have various complications: bronchial tuberculosis and exudative pleurisy were more common.

[Frequency, pattern, and diagnosis of adverse reactions in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis during chemotherapy with leading drugs].

The frequency and pattern of adverse reactions to essential antituberculous agents were studied in 480 patients with first diagnosed and recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis. Adverse reactions were found to occur in 16.9% of cases and to be mainly associated with concomitant diseases of different organs and systems wherein they occurred 15.