Undernutrition and Treatment Success in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda.

Joseph Baruch BalukuSharon NamiiroMartin NabwanaWinters MuttambaBruce Kirenga

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)

Most undernourished people with DRTB have severe undernutrition. Smoking and anaemia are modifiable factors which upon appropriate intervention could improve treatment success. The effect of urban residence on the TSR needs to be evaluated further.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
multidrug resistant
randomized controlled trial
mycobacterium tuberculosis
acinetobacter baumannii
emergency department
early onset
combination therapy
pulmonary tuberculosis
antiretroviral therapy