Retrospective study was conducted on 104 patients in which 21 patients with drug-resistant TB and 83 non-drug resistant TB patients in Khanh Hoa provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis and Lung disease in 2013 to describe the general and clinical characteristics of 2 patients groups with drug-resistant and non drugresistant TB. Research results showed the pecentage of male patients in 2 groups were higher 4-5 times than the percentage of female patients
The percentage of patients over 40 years old of TB patients were more than 3 times the age of 15-40. Most of the 2 groups of patients living in urban areas were more than in rural areas, almost they had free-labour and were the Kinh group ethnic. The percentage of patients enrolled In group health Insurance not drugresistant TB patients were 3 times more drug-resistant TB patients and the difference was statistically significant. The coughing up phlegm was onset of symptoms accounted for the highest percentage (81 percent) In the group of drug-resistant TB
and the persistent coughing was the main reason for patients hospitalized both 2 groups of patients. The percentage of weight loss, night sweats and moist rales on auscultation In drug-resistant TB patients were sever compartive drug-resistant TB group. Rifamicin resistant was highest (95.2 percent) In patients with drugresistant TB. After treatment, sputum smear results at discharge had significantly reduced expression has most negative AFB discharge in the 2 groups.