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Research Article: Magnitude and Impacts of Adverse Events of Injectable Containing Shorter Regimen in Programmatic Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Date Published: 2023-11-10

Abstract:
Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is more difficult than that of drug-susceptible TB. Among the challenges in DR-TB therapy, regimen-related safety issues are a major concern. The management of DR-TB requires a longer duration and concurrent use of multiple second- and first-line drugs. As a result, DR-TB regimens are known to cause excessive adverse events (AEs)., Worldwide meta-analysis revealed that .% of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) patients experienced at least one kind of AE, and the figure was higher in HIV prevalence settings (%). The AEs in the MDR-TB regimen were reported to be associated with discontinuation and loss to follow-up (LTFU), which further markedly reduces the treatment success rate.

Introduction:
Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is more difficult than that of drug-susceptible TB. Among the challenges in DR-TB therapy, regimen-related safety issues are a major concern. The management of DR-TB requires a longer duration and concurrent use of multiple second- and first-line drugs. As a result, DR-TB regimens are known to cause excessive adverse events (AEs). , Worldwide meta-analysis revealed that .% of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) patients experienced at least one kind of AE, and the…

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