Risk factors for mortality among patients diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda- a case-control study.
Enock KizitoJoseph MusaaziKenneth MutesasiraFred TwinomugishaHelen NamwanjeTimothy KiyembaDebora B Freitas LopezNicholas Sebuliba NicholasAbel NkoloEstella BirabwaSeyoum DejeneStella Zawedde-MuyanjaPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
To mitigate MDR-TB mortality, attention must be paid to provision of social support particularly for older persons on MDR-TB treatment. In addition, interventions that support treatment adherence and promote early detection and management of TB among HIV infected persons should also be emphasized.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- multidrug resistant
- social support
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv infected
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- cardiovascular events
- acinetobacter baumannii
- risk factors
- palliative care
- working memory
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- antiretroviral therapy
- adipose tissue
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- metabolic syndrome
- hepatitis c virus
- weight loss
- electronic health record
- insulin resistance
- community dwelling