Male Sex Is Associated With Worse Microbiological and Clinical Outcomes Following Tuberculosis Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study, a Systematic Review of the Literature, and Meta-analysis
Journal
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
9
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Chidambaram, Vignesh
Tun, Nyan Lynn
Majella, Marie Gilbert
Ruelas Castillo, Jennie
Ayeh, Samuel K
Kumar, Amudha
Neupane, Pranita
Sivakumar, Ranjith Kumar
Win, Ei Phyo
Abbey, Enoch J
Wang, Siqing
Zimmerman, Alyssa
Blanck, Jaime
Gupte, Akshay
Karakousis, Petros C
Abstract
Although the incidence of tuberculosis is higher in men than in women, the relationship of sex with tuberculosis treatment outcomes has not been adequately studied.
Subjects
HIV; culture; female; mortality; sputum
Type
journal article