Transient Impact of Dysglycemia on Sputum Conversion among Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Facility in Ghana.

Ernest YorkeVincent BoimaIda Dzifa DeyMaame-Boatemaa Amissah-ArthurVincent GanuErnest Amaning-KwartengJohn TettehC Charles Mate-Kole

Published in: Clinical medicine insights. Circulatory, respiratory and pulmonary medicine (2021)

A significantly lower proportion of smear-positive TB patients with dysglycemia converted to smear negative after 2 months of treatment but not at the end of the treatment, thus suggesting a transient impact of dysglycemia on sputum conversion.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
tertiary care
cystic fibrosis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
emergency department
cerebral ischemia
prognostic factors
brain injury
combination therapy
patient reported outcomes
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected