ArticleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2019
Determinants of sputum smear nonconversion in smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Suriname, 2010 - 2015.
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- Risk factors for delayed sputum conversion: A qualitative case study from the person-in-charge of TB program's perspectives.Journal of public health research · 2023Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with sputum smear non-conversion after two months of tuberculosis treatment among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Sputum Smear Non-conversion at the End of Intensive Phase of Tuberculosis Treatment at a Tertiary Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2021Article
- Should treatment of low-level rifampicin mono-resistant tuberculosis be different?Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2021Article
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- Longitudinal-Survival Models for Case-Based Tuberculosis Progression.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Sputum smear non-conversion among adult persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in rural eastern Uganda.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2020Article
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objectiveTo identify factors associated with sputum smear nonconversion in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Suriname.
methodsA case-control study was conducted using routinely-collected surveillance data of PTB cases reported in January 2010 - December 2015 and recorded in the database of the National Tuberculosis Program of Suriname. Cases were smear-positive PTB patients whose sputum results were negative 2 months after treatment initiation. Controls were the smear-positive PTB patients whose sputum results were negative in the same timeframe. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine associations between potential risk factors and smear conversion.
resultsThe two age groups ≥ 35 years (35 - 54 years, AOR: 2.7, 95%CI: 1.2 - 6.1; and 55+ years, AOR: 2.5, 95%CI: 1.1 - 5.9) and high bacillary load at baseline (AOR 2.34, 95%CI: 1.2 - 4.8) were significantly associated with delayed smear conversion.
conclusionThe National TB program of Suriname should develop strategies to address patients at higher risk for delayed smear conversion to prevent further spreading and unfavorable treatment outcomes. To better inform decision-making and future studies, the NTP should expand its data collection to include all risk factors for delayed smear conversion.
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