Impact of alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking on the drug-resistance of newly diagnosed tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study in Shandong, China, during 2004-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the independent and collective impact of alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking on the drug-resistance of newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB).

Design

This was a retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Shandong, China.

Participants

Patients with newly diagnosed TB from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2020 were collected. Exclusive criteria: retreated cases; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; without information on drug susceptibility testing results, smoking or drinking habits; bacteriological identification as non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Patients were classified into four groups including smokers only (G₁), drinker only (G₂), smoker +drinker (G₃), non-smoker +non-d

SUBMITTER: Song WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9341182 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature