Factors Associated With Unfavorable Treatment Outcomes Among Persons With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Multicentric Prospective Cohort Study From India.

Prakash Babu, Senbagavalli; Ezhumalai, Komala; Raghupathy, Kalaivani; Karoly, Meagan; Chinnakali, Palanivel; Gupte, Nikhil; Paradkar, Mandar; Devarajan, Arutselvi et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2024

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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.

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