Anemia and anti-tuberculosis treatment outcome in persons with pulmonary tuberculosis: A multi-center prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Mariana Araújo-Pereira (Author), Betânia M.F. Nogueira (Author), Renata Spener-Gomes (Author), Anna C.C. Carvalho (Author), Flávia Marinho Sant'Anna (Author), Marina C. Figueiredo (Author), Megan M. Turner (Author), Afrânio L. Kritski (Author), Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos (Author), Valeria C. Rolla (Author), Timothy R. Sterling (Author), Bruno B. Andrade (Author), Alice M.S. Andrade (Author), Vanessa Nascimento (Author), Juan Manuel Cubillos-Angulo (Author), Hayna Malta-Santos (Author), Jéssica Rebouças-Silva (Author), Saulo R.N. Santos (Author), André Ramos (Author), Pedro Brito (Author), Carolina A.S. Schmaltz (Author), Alysson G. Costa (Author), Leandro Sousa Garcia (Author), Brenda K. de Sousa Carvalho (Author), Bruna P. de Loiola (Author), Adriano Gomes-Silva (Author), Francine P. Ignácio (Author), Maria C. Lourenço (Author), Elisangela C. Silva (Author), Mayla Mello (Author), Alexandra B. Souza (Author), Beatriz Barreto-Duarte (Author), Michael S. Rocha (Author), Aline Benjamin (Author), Adriana S.R. Moreira (Author), Jamile G. de Oliveira (Author), Solange Cavalcante (Author), Betina Durovni (Author), José R. Lapa- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major plague of humanity. People with TB (PWTB) are commonly anemic. Here, we assessed whether the severity of anemia in PWTB prior to anti-TB treatment (ATT) was a risk factor for an unfavorable outcome. Methods: Patients ≥ 18 years old with culture-confirmed...