Understanding Nonadherence to Tuberculosis Medications in India Using Urine Drug Metabolite Testing: A Cohort Study.
Ramnath SubbaramanBeena E ThomasJ Vignesh KumarKannan ThiruvengadamAmit KhandewaleS KokilaMaya Lubeck-SchrickerM Ranjith KumarGunjan Rahul GaurkhedeApurva Shashikant WalgudeJ Hephzibah MercyJagannath Dattatraya KumbharMisha EliasziwKenneth H MayerJessica E HabererPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Addressing structural and psychosocial barriers will be critical to improve TB treatment adherence in India. Urine isoniazid testing may help identify nonadherent patients to facilitate early intervention during treatment.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- hepatitis c virus
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported
- replacement therapy
- smoking cessation