Factors Associated With Unfavorable Treatment Outcomes Among Persons With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Multicentric Prospective Cohort Study From India
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In this prospective cohort of 2006 individuals with drug-susceptible tuberculosis in India, 18% had unfavorable treatment outcomes (4.7% treatment failure, 2.5% recurrent infection, 4.1% death, 6.8% loss to follow-up) over a median 12-month follow-up period. Age, male sex, low education, nutritional status, and alcohol use were predictors of unfavorable outcomes.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae367
Authors: Senbagavalli Prakash Babu, Komala Ezhumalai, Kalaivani Raghupathy, Meagan Karoly, Palanivel Chinnakali, Nikhil Gupte, Mandar Paradkar, Arutselvi Devarajan, Mythili Dhanasekaran, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Madolyn Rose Dauphinais, Akshay N Gupte, Shrivijay Balayogendra Shivakumar, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher, Vijay Viswanathan, Vidya Mave, Sanjay Gaikwad, Aarti Kinikar, Hardy Kornfeld, C Robert Horsburgh, Padmapriyadarsini Chandrasekaran, Natasha S Hochberg, Padmini Salgame, Amita Gupta, Gautam Roy, Jerrold Ellner, Pranay Sinha, Sonali Sarkar
Institutions: Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Boston Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, B. J. Medical College & Sassoon Hospital, Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Christian Medical College, Vellore, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Rutgers Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4400599639