[HTML][HTML] Comorbidities and treatment outcomes in multidrug resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JP Samuels, A Sood, JR Campbell, F Ahmad Khan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Little is known about the impact of comorbidities on multidrug resistant (MDR) and
extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. We aimed to …
extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. We aimed to …
[HTML][HTML] The effect of undernutrition on sputum culture conversion and treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review …
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the effect of undernutrition on sputum culture conversion
and treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …
and treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of smoking on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A Burusie, F Enquesilassie, A Addissie, B Dessalegn… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Numerous studies have explored an effect of cigarette smoking on tuberculosis
treatment outcomes but with dissimilar conclusions. Objective To determine the effect of …
treatment outcomes but with dissimilar conclusions. Objective To determine the effect of …
[HTML][HTML] Tobacco smoking and tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Georgia
M Gegia, MJ Magee, RR Kempker… - Bulletin of the World …, 2015 - SciELO Public Health
AbstractObjective To assess the effect of tobacco smoking on the outcome of tuberculosis
treatment in Tbilisi, Georgia. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of adults …
treatment in Tbilisi, Georgia. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of adults …
[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Espírito Santo, Brazil
G Fregona, LB Cosme, CMM Moreira… - Revista de saude …, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with multidrug-
resistant tuberculosis in Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of …
resistant tuberculosis in Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of …
[HTML][HTML] Treatment outcomes of MDR-tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis
ML Bastos, LB Cosme, G Fregona, TN do Prado… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a threat for the global TB epidemic
control. Despite existing evidence that individualized treatment of MDR-TB is superior to …
control. Despite existing evidence that individualized treatment of MDR-TB is superior to …
Diabetes reduces the rate of sputum culture conversion in patients with newly diagnosed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
AD Salindri, M Kipiani, RR Kempker… - Open forum …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Diabetes is a risk factor for active tuberculosis (TB), but little is known about the
relationship between diabetes and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. We aimed to assess risk …
relationship between diabetes and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. We aimed to assess risk …
[HTML][HTML] Time to sputum smear and culture conversions in multidrug resistant tuberculosis at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
A Shibabaw, B Gelaw, SH Wang, B Tessema - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Sputum smear and culture conversions are an important indicator of treatment
efficacy and help to determine treatment duration in multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR …
efficacy and help to determine treatment duration in multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR …
[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting time to sputum culture conversion and treatment outcome of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China
Q Liu, P Lu, L Martinez, H Yang, W Lu, X Ding… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background Few prospective cohort studies, none in China, have investigated the
relationship between treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …
relationship between treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment challenges in TB-diabetes comorbid patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background The Directly Observed Treatment-Short Course (DOTS) Programme
was implemented by WHO and includes a combination of four anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs …
was implemented by WHO and includes a combination of four anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs …