Interim Effectiveness and Safety Comparison of Bedaquiline-Containing Regimens for Treatment of Diabetic Versus Non-Diabetic MDR/XDR-TB Patients in China: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s40121-021-00396-9
Abstract: Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM), a common tuberculosis (TB) comorbidity, is associated with delayed bacillary clearance during anti-TB treatment and unfavorable outcomes. Bedaquiline (BDQ), when used as part of multidrug regimen for multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB),… read more here.
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Treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB and its determinants at referral hospitals in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262318
Abstract: Background There is limited empirical evidence in Ethiopia on the determinants of treatment outcomes of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) who were enrolled to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. Thus, this study investigated the determinants of treatment… read more here.
Keywords: treatment outcomes; hospitals ethiopia; treatment; referral hospitals ... See more keywords