Lin Fan, Ming Yang, Yu-Tong Han, Fei Ren, Hua Wang, Jin-Bao Ma, Guo-Hui Zhu, Yan-Jun Xiong, Xin-Xin Fan, Su-Xia Chen, Hao-Yu Wu, Wen-Wen Sun, Shao-Jun Zhang, Hui Ke, Xiao-Hong Cheng, Biao Xu, Yu Chen, Chang Chen
OBJECTIVE: With the change in drug-resistant pattern, MDR/RR-TB was faced with underlying changes in regimens. A multi-center, large-scale, retrospective study performed aims to provide a recommendation of drug selection on optimization of outcome for the patients. METHOD: The study was conducted in six TB-specialized hospitals in China. Patients were included from 2018-2021 and followed up throughout the treatment. Using a multivarariable and propensity score-matched logistic regression analysis, we evaluated associations between outcomes and drug use, as well as clinical characteritics...
January 22, 2024: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy