Development and validation of a nomogram for the prediction of late culture conversion among multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients in North West Ethiopia: An application of prediction modelling.

Denekew Tenaw AnleyTemesgen Yihunie AkaluMehari Woldemariam MeridAnteneh Mengist DessieMelkamu Aderajew ZemeneBiruk DemissieGetachew Arage

Published in: PloS one (2022)

The developed nomogram, which has a satisfactory level of accuracy and good calibration, can be utilized to predict late culture conversion in MDR-TB patients. The model has been found to be useful in clinical practice and is clinically interpretable.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
multidrug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
emergency department
cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas aeruginosa
patient reported outcomes