Clinical and radiographic characteristics of presumptive tuberculosis patients previously treated for tuberculosis in Zambia.
Kondwelani MateyoAndrew D KerkhoffIan DunnMutinta S NteeniMonde MuyoyetaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Among presumptive TB patients previously treated for TB, respiratory symptoms and radiographic abnormalities were common and poorly differentiated those with current active TB from those without current active TB. Reliance on clinical and radiographic characteristics alone in this patient population may result in substantial overtreatment and therefore, microbiological investigations should be used to inform TB treatment decisions whenever possible.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- emergency department
- depressive symptoms
- case report
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- human immunodeficiency virus
- electronic health record
- antiretroviral therapy