A retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes of drug-susceptible TB in Kazakhstan, 2013–2016

This study was a retrospective cohort study. A total of 36.926 TB cases were included. The majority of patients were treated as inpatients. The socioeconomic factors, sex, age, HIV status, and other diagnostic factors (e.g., sputum smear results, extrapulmonary disease) may serve as risk factors to estimate the likely TB treatment outcome. The outpatient treatment of drug-susceptible TB seems to be a comparable option to the inpatient treatment in terms of efficacy. The socioeconomic factors are the main modifiable risk factors for treatment failure. The outpatient treatment of drug-susceptible TB is safe and effective.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research