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

Chidambaram, VigneshVigneshChidambaramTun, Nyan LynnNyan LynnTunMajella, Marie GilbertMarie GilbertMajellaRuelas Castillo, JennieJennieRuelas CastilloAyeh, Samuel KSamuel KAyehKumar, AmudhaAmudhaKumarNeupane, PranitaPranitaNeupaneSivakumar, Ranjith KumarRanjith KumarSivakumarWin, Ei PhyoEi PhyoWinAbbey, Enoch JEnoch JAbbeyWang, SiqingSiqingWangZimmerman, AlyssaAlyssaZimmermanBlanck, JaimeJaimeBlanckGupte, AkshayAkshayGupteJANN-YUAN WANGKarakousis, Petros CPetros CKarakousis2022-06-272022-06-27202110584838https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/614516Although the incidence of tuberculosis is higher in men than in women, the relationship of sex with tuberculosis treatment outcomes has not been adequately studied.enHIV; culture; female; mortality; sputumMale Sex Is Associated With Worse Microbiological and Clinical Outcomes Following Tuberculosis Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study, a Systematic Review of the Literature, and Meta-analysisjournal article10.1093/cid/ciab527341009192-s2.0-85120416543https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85120416543