Little is known about the impact of comorbidities on multidrug resistant (MDR) and
extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. We aimed to …

Objectives We aimed to evaluate the effect of undernutrition on sputum culture conversion
and treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …

Introduction Numerous studies have explored an effect of cigarette smoking on tuberculosis
treatment outcomes but with dissimilar conclusions. Objective To determine the effect of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Background Sputum smear and culture conversions are an important indicator of treatment
efficacy and help to determine treatment duration in multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR …

Background Few prospective cohort studies, none in China, have investigated the
relationship between treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …

Abstract Background The Directly Observed Treatment-Short Course (DOTS) Programme
was implemented by WHO and includes a combination of four anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs …