ArticleInfection and drug resistance2021
Undernutrition and Treatment Success in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda.
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- Treatment outcomes and associated factors among persons with pulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of malnutrition in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Determinants of underweight and overweight/obesity among people with tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Magnitude of poor multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcome among multidrug-resistant tuberculous patients at tertiary hospital, South West Ethiopia.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2025Article
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- The prevalence of undernutrition and associated risk factors in people with tuberculosis in Lao People's Democratic Republic.PloS one · 2025Article
- Malnutrition and unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment among people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A retrospective analysis.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
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- Negative effects of undernutrition on sputum smear conversion and treatment success among retreatment cases in Uganda: A quasi-experimental study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- WHO's end of TB targets: unachievable by 2035 without addressing under nutrition, forced displacement, and homelessness: trend analysis from 2015 to 2022.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Anaemia of chronic disease among pulmonary tuberculosis patients is associated with inflammatory marker at the start of intensive phase.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Impacts of body weight change on treatment outcomes in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A machine learning approach to explore individual risk factors for tuberculosis treatment non-adherence in Mukono district.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Cardiovascular risk factors among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Malnutrition is Associated with an Increased Risk of Death in Hospitalized Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Propensity Score Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundUndernutrition is associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB). Factors influencing the treatment outcomes among undernourished people with DRTB are not well characterised. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with treatment success among undernourished people with DRTB in Uganda.
methodsWe analysed data from a retrospective cohort of people with DRTB from 16 treatment sites in Uganda. We included participants with a pre-treatment body mass index (BMI) of <18.5 kilograms/meters
resultsAmong 473 people with DRTB, 276 (58.4%) were undernourished (BMI < 18.5 Kg/m
conclusionMost undernourished people with DRTB have severe undernutrition. Smoking and anaemia are modifiable factors which upon appropriate intervention could improve treatment success. The effect of urban residence on the TSR needs to be evaluated further.
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