Malnutrition and unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment among people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a significant public health challenge to the control and successful eradication of TB globally. Suboptimal treatment outcomes are common among persons with MDR-TB necessitating a need to understand the contextual factors.

Objective

We determined the factors associated with unsuccessful TB treatment among persons with MDR-TB at a large TB Unit in Central Uganda.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed medical records for all persons with MDR-TB at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital MDR-TB Clinic in Central Uganda. The patients were treated with either second-line, modified second-line, or individualized anti-TB regimens and completed treatment between January 2012 and October 2023. The primary outcome was unsuccess

SUBMITTER: Engoru S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367710 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature