scholarly journals FACTORS RELATED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN POLYCLINIC OF MDR-TB OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF UNDATA PALU, INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-166
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ryman Napirah ◽  
Bertin Ayu Wandira ◽  
Ana Aulia

Background: Incidence of Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis remains high in Indonesia. Thus, understanding the factors related to the success of the Government Program on the treatment of Multidrug-resistant is necessity. Objective: This study aims to determine the factors related to the success of government programs on the treatment of MDR-TB patients in Polyclinic of MDR-TB of Undata Palu Hospital.Methods: This was a correlational study with cross-sectional design conducted in the polyclinic of MDR-TB of the General Hospital of Undata Palu from October 2016 to November 2016. There were 46 patients recruited by total sampling. Chi-square was used for data analysis.Results: Findings showed that there were statistically significant correlations between knowledge (p = 0.002), the regularity of treatment (p = 0.000), the role of drug control (p = 0.010), drug side effects (p = 0.000) and quality of service of health workers (p = 0.001) with the success of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis program. There was no correlation between distance to health facilities (p = 0.315) and the success of the treatment.Conclusion: There were significant relationships between knowledge, regularity of treatment, drug control, drug side effects, quality of health staffs and the success of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis program. These factors could be considered important for the government to the success of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis program, especially in the polyclinic of MDR-TB of the General Hospital of Undata Palu.

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agibothu Kupparam Hemanth Kumar ◽  
Alok Kumar ◽  
Thiruvengadam Kannan ◽  
Rakesh Bhatia ◽  
Dipti Agarwal ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTWe studied the pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin (LFX), pyrazinamide (PZA), ethionamide (ETH), and cycloserine (CS) in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) who were being treated according to the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) guidelines in India. This observational, pharmacokinetic study was conducted in 25 children with MDR-TB at the Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, India, who were being treated with a 24-month daily regimen. Serial blood samples were collected after directly observed administration of drugs. Estimations of plasma LFX, PZA, ETH, and CS were undertaken according to validated methods by high-performance liquid chromatography. Adverse events were noted at 6 months of treatment. The peak concentration (Cmax) of LFX was significantly higher in female than male children (11.5 μg/ml versus 7.3 μg/ml;P= 0.017). Children below 12 years of age had significantly higher ETH exposure (area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 8 h [AUC0–8]) than those above 12 years of age (17.5 μg/ml · h versus 9.4 μg/ml;P= 0.030). Multiple linear regression analysis showed significant influence of gender onCmaxof ETH and age onCmaxand AUC0–8of CS. This is the first and only study from India reporting on the pharmacokinetics of LFX, ETH, PZA, and CS in children with MDR-TB treated in the Government of India program. More studies on the safety and pharmacokinetics of second-line anti-TB drugs in children with MDR-TB from different settings are required.


Author(s):  
M. Surya Husada ◽  
Bahagia Loebis ◽  
Ariwan Selian

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious and airborne disease. Over the decades, psychiatric morbidity in patients with MDR-TB has become increasingly recognized. Resistant tuberculosis is currently a serious health problem worldwide. This chronic disease takes a long time and causes various side effects, often causing symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, there are still relatively few who focus on psychiatric disorders in patients with MDR-TB. To find out the total score differences of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression (HADS-D) in patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) based on gender. This study is an Unpaired Two Group Numerical Comparative Analytical study with a cross-sectional approach, namely by describing and analyzing a situation at a certain time using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression (HADS-D) instrument. The results of the analysis with the Pearson test obtained a p-value <0.001 (p <0.05). There is a difference in the total score of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression (HADS-D) in patients with Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) based on gender at the H. Adam Malik General Hospital Medan.


F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Priya Rathi ◽  
Kalpita Shringarpure ◽  
Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan ◽  
Abhinav Pandey ◽  
Abhirami Nair

Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis and treatment, however many presumptive MDR TB patients wander within the Indian healthcare system and delay accessing the programme. To improve access to care, it is imperative to understand the treatment pathways taken by MDR TB patients. We aimed to describe the diagnostic and treatment pathway taken by presumptive MDR TB patients registered under Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB Program. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study amongst patients registered during August 2016 – April 2017 at one District Drug Resistance Tuberculosis centre of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the number, type (private and public sector), and dates of healthcare facilities (HCFs) visits prior to the initiation of MDR TB treatment. Delays in pathway were measured in days and summarised as median and interquartile range (IQR), from the date of onset of illness until the initiation of MDR TB treatment. Results: We found that patients preferred private HCFs; however, due to lack of treatment and unaffordability they shifted to public HCFs. Median delay to register under the program was more in private HCFs (180 days) in comparison with public HCFs (120 days). We also found that the detection rates were much higher in public HCFs (80%). Conclusion: The present study found that there was substantial patient delay and total delay in diagnosis and treatment of MDR TB patients. Private HCF was first point of contact for most of the patients; however the diagnostic rate was high in public HCF. The government should involve private HCFs to provide standard diagnostics and treatment to the patients seeking a private facility.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Musso ◽  
Silvia Mosti ◽  
Gina Gualano ◽  
Paola Mencarini ◽  
Rocco Urso ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) requires lengthy use of second-line drugs, burdened by many side effects. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection increases risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in these patients. Data on MDR-TB patients with concurrent HCV chronic infection treated at the same time with second-line antitubercular drugs and new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are lacking. We evaluate if treating at the same time HCV infection and pulmonary MDR-TB is feasible and effective. Cases presentation In this study, we described two cases of patients with pulmonary MDR-TB and concurrent HCV chronic infection cured with DAAs at a Tertiary Infectious Diseases Hospital in Italy. During antitubercular treatment, both patients experienced a DILI before treating HCV infection. After DAAs liver enzymes normalized and HCV RNA was undetectable. Then antitubercular regimen was started according to the institutional protocol, drawn up following WHO MDR-TB guidelines. It was completed without further liver side effects and patients were declared cured from both HCV infection and MDR-TB. Conclusions We suggest to consider treatment of chronic hepatitis C with DAAs as a useful intervention for reintroduction of second-line antitubercular agents in those patients who developed DILI, reducing the risk of treatment interruption when re-exposed to these drugs.


BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e034821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kefyalew Addis Alene ◽  
Akilew Awoke Adane ◽  
Alemken Jegnie

IntroductionMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a common public health problem affecting pregnant women. However, the impact of MDR-TB and its medication on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes has been poorly understood and inconsistently reported. Therefore, using the available literature, we aim to determine whether MDR-TB and its medications during pregnancy impact maternal and perinatal outcomes.Methods and analysisThis systematic review and meta-analysis will adhere to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Systematic searches will be conducted in PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science on 10 February 2020 for studies that reported adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes due to MDR-TB and/or its medication. The search will be performed without language and time restrictions. Adverse birth outcomes include miscarriage or abortion, stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, small and large for gestational age, and neonatal death. Two independent reviewers will screen search records, extract data and assess the quality of the studies. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale will be used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. In addition to a narrative synthesis, a random-effects meta-analysis will be conducted when sufficient data are available. I2 statistics will be used to assess the heterogeneity between studies.Ethics and disseminationAs it will be a systematic review and meta-analysis based on previously published evidence, there will be no requirement for ethical approval. Findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and will be presented at various conferences.


F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Priya Rathi ◽  
Kalpita Shringarpure ◽  
Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan ◽  
Abhinav Pandey ◽  
Abhirami Nair

Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis and treatment, however many presumptive MDR TB patients wander within the Indian healthcare system and delay accessing the programme. To improve access to care, it is imperative to understand the treatment pathways taken by MDR TB patients. We aimed to describe the diagnostic and treatment pathway taken by presumptive MDR TB patients registered under Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB Program. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study amongst patients registered during August 2016 – April 2017 at one District Drug Resistance Tuberculosis centre of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the number, type (private and public sector), and dates of healthcare facilities (HCFs) visits prior to the initiation of MDR TB treatment. Delays in pathway were measured in days and summarised as median and interquartile range (IQR), from the date of onset of illness until the initiation of MDR TB treatment. Results: We found that patients preferred private HCFs; however, due to lack of treatment and unaffordability they shifted to public HCFs. Median delay to register under the program was more in private HCFs (180 days) in comparison with public HCFs (120 days). We also found that the detection rates were much higher in public HCFs (80%). Conclusion: The present study found that there was substantial patient delay and total delay in diagnosis and treatment of MDR TB patients. Private HCF was first point of contact for most of the patients; however those visited public HCF diagnosed earlier as compared to others. The government should involve private HCFs to provide standard diagnostics and treatment to the patients seeking a private facility.


F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Priya Rathi ◽  
Kalpita Shringarpure ◽  
Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan ◽  
Abhinav Pandey ◽  
Abhirami Nair

Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis and treatment, however many presumptive MDR TB patients wander within the Indian healthcare system and delay accessing the programme. To improve access to care, it is imperative to understand the treatment pathways taken by MDR TB patients. We aimed to describe the diagnostic and treatment pathway taken by presumptive MDR TB patients registered under Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB Program. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study amongst patients registered during August 2016 – April 2017 at one District Drug Resistance Tuberculosis centre of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the number, type (private and public sector), and dates of healthcare facilities (HCFs) visits prior to the initiation of MDR TB treatment. Delays in pathway were measured in days and summarised as median and interquartile range (IQR), from the date of onset of illness until the initiation of MDR TB treatment. Results: We found that patients preferred private HCFs; however, due to lack of treatment and unaffordability they shifted to public HCFs. Median delay to register under the program was more in private HCFs (180 days) in comparison with public HCFs (120 days). We also found that the detection rates were much higher in public HCFs (80%). Conclusion: The present study found that there was substantial patient delay and total delay in diagnosis and treatment of MDR TB patients. Private HCF was first point of contact for most of the patients; however those visited public HCF diagnosed earlier as compared to others. The government should involve private HCFs to provide standard diagnostics and treatment to the patients seeking a private facility.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihan Abdulmughni ◽  
Esam Mohammed Mahyoub ◽  
Abdulaziz Thabit Alaghbari ◽  
Abdulwahed Abdelgabar Al Serouri ◽  
Yousef Khader

BACKGROUND Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major challenge to ending TB occurrence by 2035. In Yemen, the 2011 survey showed an MDR-TB prevalence of 1.4% among new cases and 14.4% among previously treated cases. The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) established four MDR-TB sentinel surveillance sites in 2013 to monitor the MDR-TB situation. In Yemen, the 2011 survey showed an MDR-TB prevalence of 1.4% among new cases and 14.4% among previously treated cases. The NTCP established four MDR-TB sentinel surveillance sites in 2013 to monitor the MDR-TB situation. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the performance of MDR-TB surveillance and determine its strengths and weaknesses. METHODS We used the updated Center for Diseases Control and Prevention guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems. Interviews were conducted with NTCP managers and Regional MDR-TB centers’ staff using a semistructured questionnaire. We used a 5-point Likert scale to assess the usefulness and other attributes (eg, simplicity and flexibility). The mean percentage was calculated for each attribute and used for the final rank of the performance: poor (&lt;60%), average (60%-80%), and good (&gt;80%). RESULTS The MDR-TB surveillance system achieved good performance in usefulness (87%), acceptability (82%), and data quality (91%); average performance in flexibility (61%) and simplicity (72%); and poor performance in stability (55%). The overall performance score was average (74%). Although strong commitment, good monitoring, and well-trained staff are the main strengths, depending on an external fund is a major weakness along with unavailability of the MDR-TB unit at the governorate level. CONCLUSIONS Although the MDR-TB surveillance system has achieved an average overall performance, more efforts are required to improve its stability by ensuring constant power supply to enable laboratories to perform necessary diagnostic and follow-up tests. Gradual replacement of donors’ funds by the government is recommended. Scaling up of MDR-TB services and removing access barriers are crucial.


BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e019593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kefyalew Addis Alene ◽  
Archie C A Clements ◽  
Emma S McBryde ◽  
Ernesto Jaramillo ◽  
Knut Lonnroth ◽  
...  

IntroductionThe sequelae of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are poorly understood and inconsistently reported. We will aim to assess the existing evidence for the clinical, psychological, social and economic sequelae of MDR-TB and to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with MDR-TB.Methods and analysisWe will perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies reporting sequelae of MDR-TB. We will search PubMed, SCOPUS, ProQuest, Web of Science and PsychINFO databases up to 5 September 2017. MDR-TB sequelae will include any clinical, psychological, social and economic effects as well as health-related quality of life that occur after MDR-TB treatment or illness. Two researchers will screen the titles and abstracts of all citations identified in our search, extract data, and assess the scientific quality using standardised formats. Providing there is appropriate comparability in the studies, we will use a random-effects meta-analysis model to produce pooled estimates of MDR-TB sequelae from the included studies. We will stratify the analyses based on treatment regimen, comorbidities (such as HIV status and diabetes mellitus), previous TB treatment history and study setting.Ethics and disseminationAs this study will be based on published data, ethical approval is not required. The final report will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and will also be presented at relevant conferences.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017073182.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Thinley Dorji

Introduction: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as a case of tuberculosis resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid which are the first line anti tuberculosis drugs. Globally emergences of MDR-TB possess a challenge to TB control. In Bhutan, the proportion of MDR-TB is high at par with the global level. This study will explore the predictors of MDR-TB and the trend at Samtse General Hospital which has high burden of tuberculosis. Methods: This was a retrospective cross sectional study. The data was extracted from TB treatment cards maintained at TB unit of Samtse General Hospital TB from January 2012 to June 2018. Results: The study showed the prevalence of drug resistant to at least one drug at 21% and MDR-TB prevalence at 16%. The patients with previous treatments (AOR: 4.59; 95% CI .03-.18) and patients under the age of 30 years (AOR: 2.7; 95% CI 1.01- 7.42) were significantly associated with MDR-TB. Conclusion: This study shows high prevalence of MDR-TB in Samtse. Better strategies and concrete actions need to be developed to combat the increase of MDR-TB.


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