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Mlotshwa, Mandla
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Abraham, Natasha
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Beery, Moira
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Williams, Seymour
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Smit, Sandra
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Uys, Margot
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Reddy, Carl
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Medina-Marino, Andrew
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2016-09-12T05:11:59Z |
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2016-09-12T05:11:59Z |
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2016-08 |
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BACKGROUND : Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major global health problem. While progress has been made to improve TB cure rates, South Africa’s 76 % smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) case cure rate remains below the WHO target of 85 %. We report on the trends of TB smear non-conversion and their predictors at the end of an intensive phase of treatment, and how this impacted on treatment outcomes of smear-positive PTB cases in Eden District, Western Cape Province, South Africa. METHODS : Routinely collected, retrospective data of smear-positive PTB cases from the electronic TB register in Eden District between 2007 and 2013 was extracted. Non-conversion was defined as persistent sputum smear-positive PTB cases at the end of the two or three month intensive phase of treatment. Chi-square test for linear trend and simple linear regression analysis were used to analyse the change in percentages and slope of TB smear non-conversion rates over time. Risk factors for TB non-conversion, and their impact on treatment outcomes, were evaluated using logistic regression models. RESULTS : Of 12,742 total smear-positive PTB cases included in our study, 12.8 % (n = 1627) did not sputum smear convert; 13.3 % (1411 of 10,574) of new cases and 9.9 % (216 of 2168) of re-treatment cases. Although not statistically significant in either new or re-treatment cases, between 2007 and 2013, smear non-conversion decreased from 16.4 to 12.7 % (slope = −0.60; 95 % CI: −1.49 to 0.29; p = 0.142) in new cases, and from 11.3 to 10.8 % in re-treatment cases (slope = −0.29; 95 % CI: −1.06 to 0.48; p = 0.376). Male gender, HIV co-infection and a >2+ acid fast bacilli (AFB) smear grading at the start of TB treatment were independent risk factors for non-conversion (p < 0.001). Age was a risk factor for non-conversion in new cases, but not for re-treatment cases. Non-conversion was also associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes (p < 0.01), including treatment default and treatment failure. CONCLUSIONS : Smear-positive PTB cases, especially men and those with identified risk factors for non-conversion, should be closely monitored throughout their treatment period. The South African TB control program should invest in patient adherence counselling and education to mitigate TB non-conversion risk factors, and to improve conversion and TB cure rates. |
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School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) |
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hb2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
This study was supported by PEPFAR funding through CDC South Africa and Foundation for Professional Development. |
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http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcinfectdis/ |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Mlotshwa, M, Abraham, N, Beery, M, Williams, S, Smit, S, Uys, M, Reddy, C & Medina-Marino, A 2016, 'Risk factors for tuberculosis smear non-conversion in Eden district, Western Cape, South Africa, 2007-2013 : a retrospective cohort study', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, no. 1, Art. #365, pp. 1-12. |
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1471-2334 |
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10.1186/s12879-016-1712-y |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56692 |
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en |
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BioMed Central |
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dc.rights |
© 2016 The Author(s). Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
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dc.subject |
Smear non-conversion |
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Risk factors |
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Treatment outcomes |
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Trends |
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Tuberculosis (TB) |
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South Africa (SA) |
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Additional file 1: Figure S1. Trends in tuberculosis sputum smear
non-conversion rate in Eden sub-districts, Western Cape Province,
2007–2013. Chi-square trend for changes in the percentage of TB nonconversion
and their respective p values are shown above in the graphs. |
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Additional file 2: Figure S2. Comparisons of treatment outcome
in tuberculosis non-converters and converters of new and re-treatment
TB cases. |
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Risk factors for tuberculosis smear non-conversion in Eden district, Western Cape, South Africa, 2007-2013 : a retrospective cohort study |
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Article |
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