Evaluating treatment outcomes stratified by regimen among drug-resistant TB patients in Sierra Leone

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Authors

J.A. Koroma

B.D. Fofanah

D. Nair · Scottsdale Community College

E.M. Kamau · World Health Organization

Abstract

Under routine programmatic conditions in Sierra Leone, BPaL/BPaLM achieved higher treatment success than standardised short or individualised long regimens. However, HIV co-infection and undernutrition predicted poorer outcomes, underscoring the need for integrated nutritional support, expanded drug-susceptibility testing, and strengthened TB/HIV services.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Public Health Action

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 28-34

DOI: 10.5588/pha.25.0056

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