Sooyeon Kho, Kwonjune J Seung, Helena Huerga, Mathieu Bastard, Palwasha Y Khan, Carole D Mitnick, Michael L Rich, Shirajul Islam, Dali Zhizhilashvili, Lusine Yeghiazaryan, Elena Nikolaevna Nikolenko, Khin Zarli, Sana Adnan, Naseem Salahuddin, Saman Ahmed, Zully Haydee Ruíz Vargas, Amsalu Bekele, Aiman Shaimerdenova, Meseret Tamirat, Alain Gelin, Stalz Charles Vilbrun, Catherine Hewison, Uzma Khan, Molly Franke
Sputum culture reversion after conversion is an indicator of tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure. We analyze data from the endTB multi-country prospective observational cohort (NCT03259269) to estimate the frequency (primary endpoint) among individuals receiving a longer (18-to-20 month) regimen for multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant (MDR/RR) TB who experienced culture conversion. We also conduct Cox proportional hazard regression analyses to identify factors associated with reversion, including comorbidities, previous treatment, cavitary disease at conversion, low body mass index (BMI) at conversion, time to conversion, and number of likely-effective drugs...
May 9, 2024: Nature Communications