Model of care and risk factors for poor outcomes in patients on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis treatment at two facilities in eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), 2011-2013.
Maria VerdecchiaK KeusSimon BlankleyD VambeC SsonkoT PieningEsther C CasasPublished in: PloS one (2018)
A model of care that included psychosocial support and patient's enablers led to a high level of treatment success with a very low lost to follow up rate. Limiting the overall treatment success was a high mortality rate which was associated with advanced HIV and a low BMI at presentation. These factors will need to be addressed in order to improve upon the overall treatment success rate in future.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- healthcare
- multidrug resistant
- mental health
- body mass index
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- case report
- newly diagnosed
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- ejection fraction
- insulin resistance
- cardiovascular events
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported