<i>Setting</i>: Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, has the high rate of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which is associated with poor treatment outcomes until 2013. A new approach...<i>Setting</i>: Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, has the high rate of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which is associated with poor treatment outcomes until 2013. A new approach was needed. <i>Objectives</i>: To implement a new strategy in order to improve treatment outcomes. <i>Design</i>: A retrospective cohort study reviewing all the patients diagnosed MDR Tuberculosis between 2014 and 2017. The study was conducted in the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) framework comparing the short regimen and the WHO standard regimen. <i>Results</i>: From 1246 patients diagnosed RR/TB, 1073 were included in the analysis: 948 on shorter regimen, and 125 on WHO standard regimen. The strategy was based on patient-centered care. In the short regimen group, 62.7% were male, 61.4% were age 25 - 44 years, 52.6% had previous history of TB, 39.3% underweight, 12.5% HIV positive. The median time from diagnosis to treatment was 19 days (0 - 163). In the long regimen group, 75% were male, 37.6% were age 14 - 44 years, 61.6% underweight, 18.4% HIV positive. The median time from diagnosis to treatment was 19 days (0 - 114). Favorable outcomes represented 81.9% in the short regimen group versus 72% in the long regimen group. Death and loss to follow-up were more observed in long regimen group (27.2% versus 15.4%). Factors associated with unfavorable outcomes in the short regimen group included sex, age ≥ 45 years, previous TB history, HIV status, delay to begin treatment. For the long regimen, the factors age and delay emerged, underweight and HIV were borderline. Drug adverse events were reported respectively in 43.5% and 42.4% for short and long regimen;with gastrointestinal disturbances, vestibular troubles, ototoxicity, arthralgia and anemia as the most common in the 2 groups. <i>Conclusion: </i>The new approach improved favorable outcomes. Both short and long regimens reached a high level of favorable outcome compared to the previous study. The short regimen, well supervised seems to be superior to the long regimen in term of Death rate and loss to follow up (LTFU).展开更多
Background: The Philippines has a burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). One of the key challenges in the programmatic management of DR-TB (PMDT) is the high rate of loss to follow-up (38% in the 2010 cohort)....Background: The Philippines has a burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). One of the key challenges in the programmatic management of DR-TB (PMDT) is the high rate of loss to follow-up (38% in the 2010 cohort). An urgent need for a shorter, more tolerable, less expensive treatment regimen exists. The aim of the operational study is to determine the efficacy and safety of the short treatment regimen among drug resistant TB. Methods: This is a prospective single-arm cohort study evaluating the effectiveness and safety of a shorter 9 - 11-month treatment regimen (9MTR) for rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant TB (RR/MDR-TB) in 10 PMDT facilities. All eligible consenting adult patients with rifampicin-resistant TB were enrolled and received the standardized 9-month treatment regimen (9MTR), including injectables, with a follow-up after 12 months of treatment completion. Results: A total of 329 patients were enrolled from July 2015 to December 2016. At the 6th month post-enrollment, 256 (77.8%) of them had culture-negative test results. The end-of-treatment success rate was 74.1% (224 [68.0%] were cured and 20 [6.1%] completed the treatment). On the other hand, 10 (3.0%) died, 41 (12.5%) lost to follow-up, 33 (10.0%) withdrawn, 1 (0.3%) treatment failure. In the 12th month after 9MTR completion, among the 244 patients with successful treatment, 198 (81.1%) had culture-negative results, while there were 46 patients whose culture tests were not done. One patient developed TB relapse with fluoroquinolone resistance. The majority of the adverse events were mild that occurred mostly during the first 6 months of treatment. Conclusion: The 9-month treatment regimen had a high treatment success rate with a favorable safety profile. The loss to follow-up was reduced;however, it was still a challenge. The introduction of the 9MTR via operational research had a major impact on building national capacity and infrastructure for the programmatic adoption of a new regimen. Ten PMDT centers received training and experience, created diagnostic pathways, and active drug safety monitoring and management were built.展开更多
目的了解当前我国妇产科医生对不同种类复方短效口服避孕药(COC)服药方案及其雌激素剂量的认识和适应症应用情况,以期为临床个体化用药决策提供参考。方法2022年8月至12月在全国20个省、自治区、直辖市的155家医院邀请妇产科医生进行问...目的了解当前我国妇产科医生对不同种类复方短效口服避孕药(COC)服药方案及其雌激素剂量的认识和适应症应用情况,以期为临床个体化用药决策提供参考。方法2022年8月至12月在全国20个省、自治区、直辖市的155家医院邀请妇产科医生进行问卷调查,了解其对国内目前五种常用COC的雌激素剂量和服药方案的认知及适应症应用情况。采用卡方检验、Bonferroni法、Crame' s V系数、雷达图等方法对数据进行统计分析及归纳总结。结果向653名妇产科医生发放调查问卷,回收有效问卷650份,回收率99.54%。妇产科医生对国内目前五种常用COC的知晓率差别较大,其中以屈螺酮炔雌醇片(Ⅱ)(20μg/片,87.69%;24/4方案,84.77%)知晓率最高,去氧孕烯炔雌醇片(20μg/片,45.69%;21/7方案,83.54%)最低。对于治疗痤疮、经前焦虑障碍、易怒、抑郁、经前综合征、多毛症和多囊卵巢综合征,28.77%~31.69%的妇产科医生选择24/4方案,37.54%~47.85%的妇产科医生选择雌激素剂量20μg/片的COC;其中对改善易怒症状(χ^(2)=9.403,P=0.009)方面,硕士及以上妇产科医生选择选择24/4方案的比例高于本科及以下学历者,差异有统计学意义。在改善月经周期规律性、治疗月经过多、经期周期控制效果方面,49.38%~50.00%的妇产科医生选择两方案效果相似,44.46%~56.31%的妇产科医生选择两剂量效果相似;其中在改善月经周期规律性(χ^(2)=8.402,P=0.015)和治疗月经过多(χ^(2)=6.451,P=0.040)方面,选择两剂量相似的副主任医师及以上的比例高于主治医师及以下者,差异均有统计学意义。妇产科医生对不同雌激素剂量和服药方案的选择呈弱相关(0.2<Cramer's V<0.3,P<0.05)。结论国内妇产科医生对不同COC的知晓率参差不齐,普遍存在对COC的作用机制认知不足。鉴于COC应用的广泛性,建议对妇产科医生加强COC药物作用机制的相关培训,了解雌孕激素剂量、种类与服药方案的关系,准确掌握适应症,以期更好地提供个体化推荐用药。展开更多
文摘<i>Setting</i>: Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, has the high rate of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which is associated with poor treatment outcomes until 2013. A new approach was needed. <i>Objectives</i>: To implement a new strategy in order to improve treatment outcomes. <i>Design</i>: A retrospective cohort study reviewing all the patients diagnosed MDR Tuberculosis between 2014 and 2017. The study was conducted in the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) framework comparing the short regimen and the WHO standard regimen. <i>Results</i>: From 1246 patients diagnosed RR/TB, 1073 were included in the analysis: 948 on shorter regimen, and 125 on WHO standard regimen. The strategy was based on patient-centered care. In the short regimen group, 62.7% were male, 61.4% were age 25 - 44 years, 52.6% had previous history of TB, 39.3% underweight, 12.5% HIV positive. The median time from diagnosis to treatment was 19 days (0 - 163). In the long regimen group, 75% were male, 37.6% were age 14 - 44 years, 61.6% underweight, 18.4% HIV positive. The median time from diagnosis to treatment was 19 days (0 - 114). Favorable outcomes represented 81.9% in the short regimen group versus 72% in the long regimen group. Death and loss to follow-up were more observed in long regimen group (27.2% versus 15.4%). Factors associated with unfavorable outcomes in the short regimen group included sex, age ≥ 45 years, previous TB history, HIV status, delay to begin treatment. For the long regimen, the factors age and delay emerged, underweight and HIV were borderline. Drug adverse events were reported respectively in 43.5% and 42.4% for short and long regimen;with gastrointestinal disturbances, vestibular troubles, ototoxicity, arthralgia and anemia as the most common in the 2 groups. <i>Conclusion: </i>The new approach improved favorable outcomes. Both short and long regimens reached a high level of favorable outcome compared to the previous study. The short regimen, well supervised seems to be superior to the long regimen in term of Death rate and loss to follow up (LTFU).
文摘Background: The Philippines has a burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). One of the key challenges in the programmatic management of DR-TB (PMDT) is the high rate of loss to follow-up (38% in the 2010 cohort). An urgent need for a shorter, more tolerable, less expensive treatment regimen exists. The aim of the operational study is to determine the efficacy and safety of the short treatment regimen among drug resistant TB. Methods: This is a prospective single-arm cohort study evaluating the effectiveness and safety of a shorter 9 - 11-month treatment regimen (9MTR) for rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant TB (RR/MDR-TB) in 10 PMDT facilities. All eligible consenting adult patients with rifampicin-resistant TB were enrolled and received the standardized 9-month treatment regimen (9MTR), including injectables, with a follow-up after 12 months of treatment completion. Results: A total of 329 patients were enrolled from July 2015 to December 2016. At the 6th month post-enrollment, 256 (77.8%) of them had culture-negative test results. The end-of-treatment success rate was 74.1% (224 [68.0%] were cured and 20 [6.1%] completed the treatment). On the other hand, 10 (3.0%) died, 41 (12.5%) lost to follow-up, 33 (10.0%) withdrawn, 1 (0.3%) treatment failure. In the 12th month after 9MTR completion, among the 244 patients with successful treatment, 198 (81.1%) had culture-negative results, while there were 46 patients whose culture tests were not done. One patient developed TB relapse with fluoroquinolone resistance. The majority of the adverse events were mild that occurred mostly during the first 6 months of treatment. Conclusion: The 9-month treatment regimen had a high treatment success rate with a favorable safety profile. The loss to follow-up was reduced;however, it was still a challenge. The introduction of the 9MTR via operational research had a major impact on building national capacity and infrastructure for the programmatic adoption of a new regimen. Ten PMDT centers received training and experience, created diagnostic pathways, and active drug safety monitoring and management were built.
文摘目的了解当前我国妇产科医生对不同种类复方短效口服避孕药(COC)服药方案及其雌激素剂量的认识和适应症应用情况,以期为临床个体化用药决策提供参考。方法2022年8月至12月在全国20个省、自治区、直辖市的155家医院邀请妇产科医生进行问卷调查,了解其对国内目前五种常用COC的雌激素剂量和服药方案的认知及适应症应用情况。采用卡方检验、Bonferroni法、Crame' s V系数、雷达图等方法对数据进行统计分析及归纳总结。结果向653名妇产科医生发放调查问卷,回收有效问卷650份,回收率99.54%。妇产科医生对国内目前五种常用COC的知晓率差别较大,其中以屈螺酮炔雌醇片(Ⅱ)(20μg/片,87.69%;24/4方案,84.77%)知晓率最高,去氧孕烯炔雌醇片(20μg/片,45.69%;21/7方案,83.54%)最低。对于治疗痤疮、经前焦虑障碍、易怒、抑郁、经前综合征、多毛症和多囊卵巢综合征,28.77%~31.69%的妇产科医生选择24/4方案,37.54%~47.85%的妇产科医生选择雌激素剂量20μg/片的COC;其中对改善易怒症状(χ^(2)=9.403,P=0.009)方面,硕士及以上妇产科医生选择选择24/4方案的比例高于本科及以下学历者,差异有统计学意义。在改善月经周期规律性、治疗月经过多、经期周期控制效果方面,49.38%~50.00%的妇产科医生选择两方案效果相似,44.46%~56.31%的妇产科医生选择两剂量效果相似;其中在改善月经周期规律性(χ^(2)=8.402,P=0.015)和治疗月经过多(χ^(2)=6.451,P=0.040)方面,选择两剂量相似的副主任医师及以上的比例高于主治医师及以下者,差异均有统计学意义。妇产科医生对不同雌激素剂量和服药方案的选择呈弱相关(0.2<Cramer's V<0.3,P<0.05)。结论国内妇产科医生对不同COC的知晓率参差不齐,普遍存在对COC的作用机制认知不足。鉴于COC应用的广泛性,建议对妇产科医生加强COC药物作用机制的相关培训,了解雌孕激素剂量、种类与服药方案的关系,准确掌握适应症,以期更好地提供个体化推荐用药。
