Adverse drug reactions in persons initiated on treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kerala, India: A non-concurrent cohort study
Four-fifths of all patients on therapy had at least one of the 28 listed adverse reaction and one-fifth had serious ADR. ADRs can lead to treatment interruptions. Early detection and prompt management is essential for improving treatment outcomes in patients with DR-TB.
Authors
- Mathew Joseph Valamparampil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-5166)
- Raman Swathy Vaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-4110)
- Madhanraj Kalyanasundaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-9805)
- Manoj Murhekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-7628)
- George Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-8334)
- Smrithi Soman
- Rakesh Puroshothama Bhat Susheela
Institutions
- Government of Kerala (IN)
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College Hospital (IN)
- Kerala University of Health Sciences (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia (IN)
- KanHan Technologies (China) (CN)
- South Asian University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100615
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00