Rate of treatment success and associated factors in the program for drug-susceptible tuberculosis in the Forest Region, Republic of Guinea, 2010-2017: A real-world retrospective observational cohort study

Rate of treatment success and associated factors in the program for drug-susceptible tuberculosis in the Forest Region, Republic of Guinea, 2010-2017: A real-world retrospective observational cohort study

Objectives: To analyze the treatment success rate (TSR = sum of cured or treatment completed) in the tuberculosis (TB) program for drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) at the “Centre Hospitalier Régional Spécialisé” in Macenta, Forest Region, Republic of Guinea. Methods: This cohort study included patients w...

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Main Authors: Valérie Schoenbaechler, Yakpazouo Guilavogui, Sosso Onivogui, Jean Hébélamou, Catrina Mugglin, Hansjakob Furrer, Corina Henzen, Esther Kolou Bavogui, Cécé Kolié, Pévé Zoumanigui, Ismaël Béavogui, David Leuenberger, Cornelia Staehelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Drug-susceptible tuberculosis
Sub-Saharan Africa
Republic of Guinea
End TB strategy
Treatment success rate
TB-HIV co-infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005038

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