A patient with central nervous system tuberculomas and a history of disseminated multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis can involve any organ, most commonly the lung, central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis is the most devastating form of the disease. Tuberculoma is the most common parenchymal lesion in CNS tuberculosis which could be found in any portion of the intracranial space. The global rates and numbers of drug resistant TB are rising. With increasing globalization, the spread of drug-resistant strains of TB has become a mounting global public health concern. We present a case of 27-year-old male with disseminated multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB who presented with neurological symptoms and multiple CNS Tuberculomas. The patient was started on regimen for Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which allowed the serial resolution of intracranial tuberculomas. Keywords: Tuberculosis (TB), Multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB, Central nervous system (CNS) TB, Tuberculoma, MRI brain

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Risk factors of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in central Nepal: A pilot study

Kathmandu University Medical Journal ◽

10.3126/kumj.v8i4.6238 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 392-397 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S B Marahatta ◽

J Kaewkungwal ◽

P Ramasoota ◽

P Singhasivanon

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Smoking Habit ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

National Tuberculosis ◽

Mdr Tb ◽

History Of

Introduction Tuberculosis is the most widespread infectious disease in Nepal and poses a serious threat to the health and development of the country. Incidences of drug resistant tuberculosis in Nepal are increasing and this tuberculosisis a major threat to successfully controlling tuberculosis . Objective The general objective of the study was to assess the risk factors of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis among the patients attending the National Tuberculosis Centre, Bhaktpur Nepal. Methods An observational study/ case-control study with a Atotal number of 55 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis cases and 55 controls. The study was conducted among the patient attending in the National Tuberculosis Centre , Bhaktpur Nepal for six months, between May–October 2010. sImulti-drug resistant tuberculosis wasThe collected data was analysed in SPSS 11.5 version. The association between categorical variables were analysed by chi-square tests, OR and their 95% CI were measured. Results The total number of patients used for the study was 110, of which among them 55 were cases and 55 were controls . Our study revealed that there were significant associations between history of prior TB MDR-TB OR =2.799 (95 % CI 1.159 to 6.667) (p=0.020); smoking habit OR =2.350 and (95%CI 1.071 to 5.159) (p=0.032); social stigma social stigma OR 2.655 (95%CI r 1.071 to 5.159) (p=0.013); knowledge on MDR-TB OR =9.643 (95% CI 3.339 to 27.846) (p < 0.001)and knowledge on DOTS Plus OR=16.714 (95% CI is ranging from 4.656 to 60.008) (p< 0.001). However, there was no association found between alcohol drinking habits and ventilation in the room. Conclusion Our study revealed that there were significant associations between history of prior tuberculosis, smoking habit social stigma social stigma, knowledge on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and knowledge on DOTS Plus with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis However there was no association between alcohol drinking habit and ventilation in room with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v8i4.6238 Kathmandu Univ Med J 2010;8(4):392-7

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Prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

African Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ahs.v21i1.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 238-47

Author(s):

Charles Batte ◽

Martha S Namusobya ◽

Racheal Kirabo ◽

John Mukisa ◽

Susan Adakun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mulago Hospital ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Tb Treatment ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Mdr Tb ◽

History Of ◽

Previously Treated

Background: In Uganda, 12% of previously treated TB cases and 1.6% of new cases have MDR-TB and require specialized treatment and care. Adherence is crucial for improving MDR-TB treatment outcomes. There is paucity of information on the extent to which these patients adhere to treatment and what the drivers of non-adherence are. Methods: We conducted a cohort study using retrospectively collected routine program data for patients treated for MDR- TB between January 2012 – May 2016 at Mulago Hospital. We extracted anonymized data on non-adherence (missing 10% or more of DOT), socio-economic, demographic, and treatment characteristics of the patients. All participants were sen- sitive to MDR-TB drugs after second line Drug Susceptible Testing (DST) at entry into the study. Factors associated with non-adherence to MDR-TB treatment were determined using generalized linear models for the binomial family with log link and robust standard errors. We considered a p- value less than 0.05 as statistically significant. Results: The records of 227 MDR- TB patients met the inclusion criteria, 39.4% of whom were female, 32.6% aged be- tween 25 – 34 years, and 54.6% living with HIV/AIDS. About 11.9% of the patients were non-adherent. The main driver for non-adherence was history of previous DR-TB treatment; previously treated DR-TB patients were 3.46 (Adjusted prev- alence ratio: 3.46, 95 % CI: 1.68 - 7.14) times more likely to be non-adherent. Conclusion: One in 10 MDR-TB patients treated at Mulago hospital is non-adherent to treatment. History of previous DR- TB treatment was significantly associated with non-adherence in this study. MDR-TB program should strengthen adherence counselling, strengthen DST surveillance, and close monitoring for previously treated DR-TB patients. Keywords: Non-adherence; multi-drug resistant tuberculosis; treatment.

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Paradoxical Reaction in a case of Brain Tuberculoma

MVP Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.18311/mvpjms/2014/v1/i2/826 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Sushma Dugad ◽

Saurabh Ambadekar ◽

Anand Singh

Keyword(s):

Central Nervous System ◽

Nervous System ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Corticosteroid Treatment ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Paradoxical Reaction ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Cns Tuberculosis

A 15 year old male was diagnosed to have central nervous system (cns) tuberculosis with ataxia. After starting him on conventional anti tuberculous treatment he deteriorated both clinically and radiologically. On investigation the diagnosis of drug resistant tuberculosis was ruled out and corticosteroid treatment was added. Eventually patient improved symptomatically and had good weight gain.

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An Assessment of the Contact History of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients from Sindh: A Gender based comparison

Annals of King Edward Medical University ◽

10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.479.482 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Yahya Noori ◽

Saharish Rizwan ◽

Zaheer Ali ◽

Shaheen Sharafat

Keyword(s):

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Patients ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

History Of ◽

Gender Based

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When to start treatment? Dilemma illustrated by a paediatric case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis of the central nervous system

South African Medical Journal ◽

10.7196/samj.2020.v110i9.14567 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 110 (9) ◽

pp. 846

Author(s):

R M S Gigi ◽

H L Rieder ◽

N Padayatchi

Keyword(s):

Central Nervous System ◽

Nervous System ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Extensively Drug Resistant ◽

Paediatric Case ◽

The Central Nervous System

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Prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

African Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ahs.v21i1.31 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 238-47

Author(s):

Charles Batte ◽

Martha S Namusobya ◽

Racheal Kirabo ◽

John Mukisa ◽

Susan Adakun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mulago Hospital ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Tb Treatment ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Mdr Tb ◽

History Of ◽

Previously Treated

Background: In Uganda, 12% of previously treated TB cases and 1.6% of new cases have MDR-TB and require specialized treatment and care. Adherence is crucial for improving MDR-TB treatment outcomes. There is paucity of information on the extent to which these patients adhere to treatment and what the drivers of non-adherence are. Methods: We conducted a cohort study using retrospectively collected routine program data for patients treated for MDR- TB between January 2012 – May 2016 at Mulago Hospital. We extracted anonymized data on non-adherence (missing 10% or more of DOT), socio-economic, demographic, and treatment characteristics of the patients. All participants were sen- sitive to MDR-TB drugs after second line Drug Susceptible Testing (DST) at entry into the study. Factors associated with non-adherence to MDR-TB treatment were determined using generalized linear models for the binomial family with log link and robust standard errors. We considered a p- value less than 0.05 as statistically significant. Results: The records of 227 MDR- TB patients met the inclusion criteria, 39.4% of whom were female, 32.6% aged be- tween 25 – 34 years, and 54.6% living with HIV/AIDS. About 11.9% of the patients were non-adherent. The main driver for non-adherence was history of previous DR-TB treatment; previously treated DR-TB patients were 3.46 (Adjusted prev- alence ratio: 3.46, 95 % CI: 1.68 - 7.14) times more likely to be non-adherent. Conclusion: One in 10 MDR-TB patients treated at Mulago hospital is non-adherent to treatment. History of previous DR- TB treatment was significantly associated with non-adherence in this study. MDR-TB program should strengthen adherence counselling, strengthen DST surveillance, and close monitoring for previously treated DR-TB patients. Keywords: Non-adherence; multi-drug resistant tuberculosis; treatment.

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Abstract #1036 Hypothyroidism Induced by Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Treatment

Endocrine Practice ◽

10.1016/s1530-891x(20)47401-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 236

Author(s):

Rulli Rosandi

Keyword(s):

Drug Resistant ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Tb Treatment ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Mdr Tb

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Exploring patient-provider factors for risk of developing Multi-drug Resistance Tuberculosis in Southern Ethiopia: Qualitative Operation Research (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.13366 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Yitagesu Habtu ◽

Tesema Bereku ◽

Girma Alemu ◽

Ermias Abera

Keyword(s):

Phenomenological Study ◽

Treatment Success ◽

World Health ◽

Multi Drug Resistance ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

Related Factors ◽

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Resistant Tuberculosis ◽

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND Ethiopia is one of among thirty high burden countries of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the regions of world health organization. Contextual evidence on the emergence of the disease is limited at a program level. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to explore patient-provider factors that may facilitate the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. METHODS We used a phenomenological study design of qualitative approach from June to July, 2015. We conducted ten in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions with purposely selected patients and providers. We designed and used an interview guide to collect data. Verbatim transcribes were exported to open code 3.4 for emerging thematic analysis. Domain summaries were used to support core interpretation. RESULTS The study explored patient-provider factors facilitating the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. These factors as underlying, health system and patient-related factors. Especially, the a shows conflicting finding between having a history of discontinuing drug-susceptible tuberculosis and emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. CONCLUSIONS The patient-provider factors may result in poor early case identification, adherence to and treatment success in drug sensitive or multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Our study implies the need for awareness creation about multi-drug resistant tuberculosis for patients and further familiarization for providers. This study also shows that patients developed multi-drug resistant tuberculosis though they had never discontinued their drug-susceptible tuberculosis treatment. Therefore, further studies may require for this discording finding.

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