CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP OF IMMUNO-MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN TUBERCULOSIS WITH MULTIPLE AND EXTENSIVE DRUG RESISTANCE

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most common infectious diseases caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In recent decades, an increase in cases of tuberculosis caused by multiple resistant (MDR) and extensively resistant (XDR) strains to anti-tuberculosis drugs has been registered. These forms of TB pose a serious public health threat as they require long and complex treatment and have high mortality rates.