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 …

Factors contributing to pulmonary TB treatment lost to follow-up in developing countries: an overview

M Opperman, I Du Preez - African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 - ajol.info
Background: Despite the available treatment options, pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains a
leading cause of disease-related deaths worldwide. Treatment non-adherence/lost to follow …

A tuberculosis epidemic model as a proxy for the assessment of the novel M72/AS01E vaccine

D Aldila, JP Chávez, KP Wijaya, NC Ganegoda… - … in Nonlinear Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infectious disease that comes with a high mortality rate
through manifesting lung damage. Understanding the TB transmission is critical to designing …

Factors related to complying with anti-tb medications among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in indonesia

DI Yani, N Juniarti, M Lukman - Patient preference and adherence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background A variety of factors influenced the decision of tuberculosis (TB) drug-resistant
patients to continue treatment. The study aimed to analyze factors that influence complying …

[PDF][PDF] Diagnostic and treatment outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the first year of COVID-19 pandemic

Y Yakupogullari, H Ermis, Z Kazgan, B Otlu, Y Bayindir… - EMHJ, 2022 - academia.edu
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has put a significant strain on human life and health
care systems, however, little is known about its impact on tuberculosis (TB) patients. Aims …

Characteristics of previous tuberculosis treatment history in patients with treatment failure and the impact on acquired drug-resistant tuberculosis

S Soedarsono, NM Mertaniasih, T Kusmiati… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure is a health burden, as the patient remains a source of
infection and may lead to the development of multi-drug resistance (MDR). Information from …

Cluster analysis categorizes five phenotypes of pulmonary tuberculosis

HK Koo, J Min, HW Kim, Y Ko, JY Oh, YJ Jeong… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) has a heterogeneous phenotype, which makes it challenging to diagnose.
Our study aimed to identify TB phenotypes through cluster analysis and compare their initial …

Sputum culture reversion in longer treatments with bedaquiline, delamanid, and repurposed drugs for drug-resistant tuberculosis

S Kho, KJ Seung, H Huerga, M Bastard… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Sputum culture reversion after conversion is an indicator of tuberculosis (TB) treatment
failure. We analyze data from the endTB multi-country prospective observational cohort …

Prognostication of treatment non-compliance among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the course of their follow-up: a logistic regression–based machine …

DT Anley, TY Akalu, AM Dessie, RM Anteneh… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Drug compliance is the act of taking medication on schedule or taking
medication as prescribed and obeying other medical instructions. It is the most crucial …

Clinical and Computed Tomography Features Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Study in China

CH Li, X Fan, SX Lv, XY Liu, JN Wang… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To explore the value of integrating clinical and computed tomography (CT) features
to predict multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-PTB). Patients and Methods The …