Article
Tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Brazil: different predictors for each type of unsuccessful outcome
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RIDOLFI, Felipe et al. Tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Brazil: different predictors for each type of unsuccessful outcome. Clinical Infectious Diseases, p.1-8, 2022.
1537-6591
10.1093/cid/ciac541
Autor
Ridolfi, Felipe
Peetluk, Lauren
Amorim, Gustavo
Turner, Megan
Figueiredo, Marina
Santos, Marcelo Cordeiro
Cavalcante, Solange
Kritski, Afrânio
Durovni, Betina
Andrade, Bruno
Sterling, Timothy R.
Rolla, Valeria
Resumen
Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia (DECIT) .
Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia (SCTIE).
Ministério da Saúde (MS).
Institutos Nacionais de Saúde.
Instituto Nacional de Alergia e Doenças Infecciosas. Background: Successful tuberculosis (TB) treatment is necessary for disease control. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a target TB treatment success rate of ≥90%. We assessed whether the different types of unfavorable TB treatment outcome had different predictors. Methods: Using data from Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis-Brazil, we evaluated biological and behavioral factors associated with each component of unsuccessful TB outcomes, recently updated by WHO (death, loss to follow-up [LTFU], and treatment failure). We included culture-confirmed, drug-susceptible, pulmonary TB participants receiving standard treatment in 2015–2019. Multinomial logistic regression models with inverse probability weighting were used to evaluate the distinct determinants of each unsuccessful outcome. Results: Of 915 participants included, 727 (79%) were successfully treated, 118 (13%) were LTFU, 44 (5%) had treatment failure, and 26 (3%) died. LTFU was associated with current drug-use (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.0–9.4), current tobacco use (aOR = 2.9; 95% CI, 1.7–4.9), and being a person living with HIV (PLWH) (aOR = 2.0; 95% CI, 1.1–3.5). Treatment failure was associated with PLWH (aOR = 2.7; 95% CI, 1.2–6.2) and having diabetes (aOR = 2.2; 95% CI, 1.1–4.4). Death was associated with anemia (aOR = 5.3; 95% CI, 1.4–19.7), diabetes (aOR = 3.1; 95% CI, 1.4–6.7), and PLWH (aOR = 3.9; 95% CI, 1.3–11.4). Direct observed therapy was protective for treatment failure (aOR = 0.5; 95% CI, .3–.9) and death (aOR = 0.5; 95% CI, .2–1.0). Conclusions:
The treatment success rate was below the WHO target. Behavioral factors were most associated with LTFU, whereas clinical comorbidities were correlated with treatment failure and death. Because determinants of unsuccessful outcomes are distinct, different intervention strategies may be needed to improve TB outcomes.