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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Volume 18, Issue 9, Pages 1074-1079Publisher
INT UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS LUNG DISEASE (I U A T L D)
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0231
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multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS; pediatric
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- Einstein Center for Global Health, New York, NY, USA
- National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA [5K23AI098479, K23 AI098479]
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SETTING: Pediatric multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is complicated by difficult diagnosis, complex treatment, and high mortality. In South Africa, these challenges are amplified by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection; however, evidence on treatment outcomes among co-infected children is limited. OBJECTIVE: Using conventional and new pediatric definitions, to describe treatment outcomes and identify risk factors for unfavorable outcome and mortality in children aged <15 years with MDR-TB or extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study in a regional TB referral hospital. RESULTS: From January 2009 to June 2010, 84 children (median age 8 years, IQR 4-12) with MDR-TB (n = 78) or XDR-TB (n = 6) initiated treatment. Sixty-four (77%) were HTV-positive and 62 (97%) received antiretroviral therapy. Sixty-six (79%) achieved favorable treatment outcomes. Overall mortality was 11% (n = 9) at 18 months after initiation of treatment. Malnutrition (aOR 27.4, 95%CI 2.7-278.7) and severe radiographic findings (aOR 4.68, 95%CI 1.01-21.9) were associated with unfavorable outcome. New pediatric outcome definitions increased the proportion classified as cured. CONCLUSION: It is possible to successfully treat pediatric MDR-TB-HIV even in resource-poor settings. Malnutrition is a marker for severe TB-HIV disease, and is a potential target for future interventions in these patients.
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