Treatment outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Veiga, Ana Costa; Areias, Cristiana; Briz, Teodoro; Nunes, Carla

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Introduction - The increasing of TB burden is usually related to inadequate case detection, diagnosis and cure. Global targets for TB control, adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO), are to detect 70% of the estimated incidence of sputum smear-positive TB and to cure 85% of newly detected cases of sputum smear-positive TB. Factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes are closely related to TB risk factors. Objectives - To describe treatment success rates in pulmonary TB cases and to identify factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes, according to ad-hoc studies.

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Pharmacology Pulmonary tuberculosis

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Veiga AC, Areias C, Briz T, Nunes C. Treatment outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. In European Congress of Epidemiology, Aarhus (Denmark), 11th to 14th August 2013. Poster.