Sputum Conversion and Treatment Success among Tuberculosis Patients with Diabetes Treated under the Tuberculosis Control Programme in an Urban Setting in South India.
| Autor: | Banurekha V; Department of Clinical Research, National Institute for Research in TB, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., Bhatnagar T; ICMR School of Public Health, National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., Savithri S; District Tuberculosis Centre, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India., Kumar ND; District Tuberculosis Centre, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India., Kangusamy B; Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Epidemiology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., Mehendale S; ICMR Head Quarters, New Delhi, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine [Indian J Community Med] 2017 Jul-Sep; Vol. 42 (3), pp. 180-182. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_179_16 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Studies from India on sputum conversion and tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes among TB patients with diabetes are limited. Objective: The objective of this study is to estimate the proportion of sputum smear conversion and successful treatment outcomes among diabetic-TB patients treated under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP). Methodology: Information on TB disease, diabetes, sputum conversion, and treatment outcomes were collected from treatment cards of adult TB patients (age >18 years) treated in the District TB Centre TB Unit, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu from July 1, 2014, to October 31, 2015. Results: Diabetes was documented in 163 (14%) of 1131 TB patients. Sputum conversion was in 107 (94%) of 114 smear positive-TB patients. Successful TB treatment outcome was in 116 (85%) of 136 patients and 107 (86%) of 124 new TB patients. Conclusion: Sputum conversion was as per RNTCP target while treatment success rate among the new TB patients with diabetes was suboptimal. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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