Association of smoking and drug abuse with treatment failure in individuals with tuberculosis: a case-control study.

Younes MohammadiYadollah HamidiPayman EiniYounes Mohammadi

Published in: Advances in respiratory medicine (2021)

Drug abuse substantially increases the risk of treatment failure. Therefore, in order to control TB, it is suggested that preventive programs are designed in order to decrease drug abuse among TB patients before starting treatment.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
public health
emergency department
combination therapy
hepatitis c virus
prognostic factors
drug induced