Burden of Pulmonary Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Kajiado, Kenya: An Observational Study.
Paolo CattaneoCaleb Mike MulongoGianfranco MorinoMaria Vittoria De VitaGabriele PaoneSimone ScarlataSalome KinyitaHillary OdhiamboCristina MazziFederico GobbiDora BuonfratePublished in: Microorganisms (2023)
The prevalence of RR-TB was four times that what could be inferred from official notifications in Kajiado, and higher than overall prevalence in Kenya. In addition, our estimate of incidence of pulmonary TB in adults in Kajiado significantly differed from cases notified in the same area. In contrast, the rate of HIV coinfection was in line with national and regional data. TB diagnostic capability must be strengthened in Kajiado to improve patients' management and public health interventions.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- risk factors
- public health
- pulmonary hypertension
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- hiv aids
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv positive
- physical activity
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- magnetic resonance
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- hiv testing
- electronic health record
- patient reported outcomes
- men who have sex with men
- south africa
- computed tomography
- machine learning