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ArticlePloS one2017

Recurrence after Successful Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Taiwan.

Meng-Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Lo, Wan-Chin Chen, Kwei-Feng Wang, Pei-Chun Chan

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meng-Yu ChenOffice of Preventive Medicine, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-4581
Yi-Chun LoOffice of Preventive Medicine, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wan-Chin ChenOffice of Preventive Medicine, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kwei-Feng WangDivision of Chronic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pei-Chun ChanDivision of Chronic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
Development Center for Biotechnology · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrence after successful treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is challenging because of limited retreatment options. This study aimed to determine rates and predictors of MDR-TB recurrence after successful treatment in Taiwan. Recurrence rates were analyzed by time from treatment completion in 295 M DR-TB patients in a national cohort. Factors associated with MDR-TB recurrence were examined using a multivariate Cox regression analysis. Ten (3%) patients experienced MDR-TB recurrence during a median follow-up of 4.8 years. The overall recurrence rate was 0.6 cases per 1000 person-months. Cavitation on chest radiography was an independent predictor of recurrence (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 6.3; 95% CI, 1.2-34). When the analysis was restricted to 215 patients (73%) tested for second-line drug susceptibility, cavitation (aHR = 10.2; 95% CI, 1.2-89) and resistance patterns of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) or pre-XDR-TB (aHR = 7.3; 95% CI, 1.2-44) were associated with increased risk of MDR-TB recurrence. In Taiwan, MDR-TB patients with cavitary lesions and resistance patterns of XDR-TB or pre-XDR-TB are at the highest risk of recurrence. These have important implications for MDR-TB programs aiming to optimize post-treatment follow-up and early detection of recurrent MDR-TB.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosisAdultAgedAntitubercular AgentsDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedRadiography, ThoracicRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTaiwanTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantYoung AdultAntitubercular Agents

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