Shorter regimens improved treatment outcomes of multidrug‐resistant tuberculosis patients in Tanzania in 2018 cohort

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Authors

Liberate Mleoh · Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Shabani Ramadhani Mziray · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

Donatus Tsere · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

I. Koppelaar · TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative

Christiaan Mulder · Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development

Dennis Lyakurwa · Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children

Abstract

The majority of DR-TB patients on STR in Tanzania achieved a better treatment outcome than on SLR. The acceptance and implementation of STR at decentralised sites promises greater treatment success. Assessing and improving nutritional status at baseline and introducing new shorter DR-TB treatment regimens may strengthen favourable treatment outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Tropical Medicine & International Health

Volume 28, Issue 5, pp. 357-366

DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13867

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