Tobacco smoking and tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Georgia

• Main Authors: Medea Gegia (Author), Matthew J Magee (Author), Russell R Kempker (Author), Iagor Kalandadze (Author), Tsira Chakhaia (Author), Jonathan E Golub (Author), Henry M Blumberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To assess the effect of tobacco smoking on the outcome of tuberculosis treatment in Tbilisi, Georgia. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of adults with laboratory-confirmed tuberculosis from May 2011 to November 2013. History of tobacco smoking was collected using a s...