Profile and treatment outcomes among young patients with tuberculosis aged 15-24 years in Faridabad district of Haryana, India.
Bhushan Dattatray KambleSumit MalhotraPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
There was a high treatment success rate noted in young patients with TB. More focus is needed to patients having a history of TB and sputum result >2+. Targeted interventions can be designed for these groups in future programmatic strategies to reduce disease burden in this section of young population.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- middle aged
- newly diagnosed
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- chronic kidney disease
- cystic fibrosis
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- south africa
- emergency department
- cancer therapy
- hepatitis c virus
- patient reported outcomes
- current status
- drug delivery
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- electronic health record
- adverse drug