Home-based Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment Adverse Reactions (HATTAR) study: a protocol for a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be an important public health problem throughout much of the world. Drug treatment is the only effective treatment method, but adverse drug events (ADEs) and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can affect medication adherence. As the number of drug-resistant TB patients and the number of anti-TB drugs have increased, it is necessary to explore the risk factors for ADEs/ADRs to reduce their occurrence. This study aims to build a home-based anti-TB treatment cohort and to recognise the incidences, prognosis and risk factors of anti-TB drug-induced ADEs/ADRs in real-world experiences. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:This study is a multicentre, prospective observational cohort study. The study population will consist of 3200 newly diagnosed TB patients between Janua

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6475199 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature