Study of factors influencing response and outcome of Cat-IV regimen in MDRTB patients

Tuberculosis treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: actions offered and case profile

“…The association of unchanged results in the chest X-ray at diagnosis and the lower offer of treatment actions, may be related to the false conception that the absence of changes is associated with mild, non-bacillary forms of the disease and favorable treatment outcomes for TB (23,24) .…”

Treatment outcomes associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

“…[ 7 ] Successful treatment outcomes or cure in other Indian studies ranged from 33% to 61%. [ 8 9 10 11 12 ] The cure rate of MDR treatment from other parts of the world ranges from 44% to 77%. [ 13 14 15 16 17 ] The percentage of patients succumbing to death during treatment varies from 8% to 30% in Indian settings.…”

“…[ 13 14 15 16 17 ] The percentage of patients succumbing to death during treatment varies from 8% to 30% in Indian settings. [ 8 9 10 11 12 ] The percentage of defaulters in various Indian centers differs from 8% to 21%. [ 8 9 10 11 12 ] The failure rate in the patients on treatment ranges from 6% to 13% in the Indian subcontinent.…”

“…[ 8 9 10 11 12 ] The percentage of defaulters in various Indian centers differs from 8% to 21%. [ 8 9 10 11 12 ] The failure rate in the patients on treatment ranges from 6% to 13% in the Indian subcontinent. [ 9 10 11 12 ] As evident from our review, there was considerable variation in the treatment outcomes in different studies.…”

“…[ 8 9 10 11 12 ] The failure rate in the patients on treatment ranges from 6% to 13% in the Indian subcontinent. [ 9 10 11 12 ] As evident from our review, there was considerable variation in the treatment outcomes in different studies. It was found in a meta-analysis that the duration of treatment and whether the therapy was directly observed or not, was very important in determining the treatment outcomes.…”