Development and Validation of a Nomogram for the Prediction of Unfavorable Treatment Outcome Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in North West Ethiopia: An Application of Prediction Modelling.
Denekew Tenaw AnleyTemesgen Yihunie AkaluMehari Woldemariam MeridTewodros TsegayePublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
The developed nomogram can be used for individualized prediction of unfavorable treatment outcomes in MDR-TB patients for it has a satisfactory level of accuracy and good calibration. The model is clinically interpretable and was found to have added benefits in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- multidrug resistant
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical practice
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- emergency department
- acinetobacter baumannii
- lymph node metastasis
- hiv aids
- patient reported
- tertiary care
- electronic health record