Prediction of treatment failure and compliance in patients with tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To improve treatment outcomes for tuberculosis (TB), efforts to reduce treatment failure are necessary. The aim of our study was to describe the characteristics of subjects who had failed treatment of tuberculosis and identify the risk factors for treatment failure and poor compliance using national data.

Methods

A multicenter cross-sectional study was performed on tuberculosis subjects whose final outcome was reported as treatment failure during 2015-2017. The same number of subjects with treatment success during the same study period were randomly selected for comparison. Demographics, microbiological, radiographic, and clinical data were collected based on in-depth interviews by TB nurse specialists at all Public Private Mix (PPM) participating hospitals in Sou

SUBMITTER: Koo HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446045 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature