Add to ORKGMental disorders and alcohol/drug use worsen treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), but data are lacking for extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB. We investigated the association of baseline mental disorders and alcohol/drug use on XDR-TB treatment outcomes in a retrospective study of 53 XDR-TB Peruvian patients during 2010–2012. Logistic regression estimated the odds ratios for unfavourable XDR-TB treatment outcomes. Overall treatment success was 25%. Mental disorders and drug/alcohol use were found in respectively 22.4% and 20.4% of patients; neither were associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes. Future research should explore the relationship between mental health and drug/alcohol use in XDR-TB treatment outc...
The successful treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global health priority an...
HSRC Policy Brief, MarchSouth Africa has 0.7% of the world's population and 28% of the world's popul...
Purpose: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients have few adverse effects due to treatmen...
Mental disorders and alcohol/drug use worsen treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis...
Background: Comorbid mental disorders in patients with TB may exacerbate TB treatment outcomes. We s...
INTRODUCTION:Despite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a pub...
Despite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a public health pr...
Abstract Background Alcohol and illicit drugs are ass...
INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a pu...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Eve...
BACKGROUND : Tuberculosis ranks alongside Human Immunodeficiency Virus as a leading cause of death ...
Psychological distress has been rarely investigated among tuberculosis patients in low resource sett...
Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) and mental illness share few similar factors e.g., poverty, malnutriti...
Background: Mental health disorders, social stress, and poor health-related quality of life are comm...
The successful cure of tuberculosis (TB) is dependent on adherence to treatment. Various factors inf...
The successful treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global health priority an...
HSRC Policy Brief, MarchSouth Africa has 0.7% of the world's population and 28% of the world's popul...
Purpose: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients have few adverse effects due to treatmen...
Mental disorders and alcohol/drug use worsen treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis...
Background: Comorbid mental disorders in patients with TB may exacerbate TB treatment outcomes. We s...
INTRODUCTION:Despite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a pub...
Despite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a public health pr...
Abstract Background Alcohol and illicit drugs are ass...
INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of treatment and a vaccine, tuberculosis continues to be a pu...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Eve...
BACKGROUND : Tuberculosis ranks alongside Human Immunodeficiency Virus as a leading cause of death ...
Psychological distress has been rarely investigated among tuberculosis patients in low resource sett...
Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) and mental illness share few similar factors e.g., poverty, malnutriti...
Background: Mental health disorders, social stress, and poor health-related quality of life are comm...
The successful cure of tuberculosis (TB) is dependent on adherence to treatment. Various factors inf...
The successful treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global health priority an...
HSRC Policy Brief, MarchSouth Africa has 0.7% of the world's population and 28% of the world's popul...
Purpose: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients have few adverse effects due to treatmen...