Mortality in children diagnosed with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HE Jenkins, CM Yuen, CA Rodriguez… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Case fatality ratios in children with tuberculosis are poorly understood—
particularly those among children with HIV and children not receiving tuberculosis treatment …

Factors predictive of the success of tuberculosis treatment: A systematic review with meta-analysis

NM Chaves Torres, JJ Quijano Rodríguez… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective To produce pooled estimates of the global results of tuberculosis (TB) treatment
and analyze the predictive factors of successful TB treatment. Methods Studies published …

Tuberculosis treatment outcome and predictors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MY Teferi, Z El-Khatib, MT Boltena… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review aimed to summarize and estimate the TB treatment success rate and factors
associated with unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes in Africa. Potentially eligible primary …

Prevalence and predictive factors of tuberculosis treatment interruption in the Asia region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Oh, M Makmor-Bakry, F Islahudin, ICK Wong - BMJ global health, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) treatment interruption remains a critical challenge leading to
poor treatment outcomes. Two-thirds of global new TB cases are mostly contributed by Asian …

Treatment outcomes and factors affecting unsuccessful outcome among new pulmonary smear positive and negative tuberculosis patients in Anqing, China: a …

Y Wen, Z Zhang, X Li, D Xia, J Ma, Y Dong… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background Monitoring the treatment outcomes of tuberculosis and determining the specific
factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome are essential to evaluate the …

Total delay is associated with unfavorable treatment outcome among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in west Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort …

SB Gebreegziabher, GA Bjune, SA Yimer - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) may worsen the disease,
increase mortality and enhance transmission in the community. This study aimed at …

The impact of being homeless on the unsuccessful outcome of treatment of pulmonary TB in São Paulo State, Brazil

OT Ranzani, CRR Carvalho, EA Waldman… - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem requiring complex treatment,
the success of which depends on biological, social, and institutional factors. São Paulo State …

Drug-susceptible tuberculosis treatment success and associated factors in Ethiopia from 2005 to 2017: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Seid, MB Ayalew, EA Muche, EA Gebreyohannes… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The main aim of this study was to assess the overall tuberculosis (TB) treatment
success in Ethiopia and to identify potential factors for poor TB treatment outcome. Design A …

Unsuccessful treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis: factors and a consequent predictive model

A Costa-Veiga, T Briz, C Nunes - The European Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Cure is particularly valuable in pulmonary cases (PTB), as unsuccessful
treatment fuels incidence and resistance to antibiotics. This study aims to identify individual …

Predicting treatment failure, death and drug resistance using a computed risk score among newly diagnosed TB patients in Tamaulipas, Mexico

BE Abdelbary, M Garcia-Viveros… - Epidemiology & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this study was to develop a method for identifying newly diagnosed
tuberculosis (TB) patients at risk for TB adverse events in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Surveillance …