Association between cardiometabolic risk factors and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A case-control study
Known TB contact and unemployment were significantly associated with MDR-TB, while the cumulative effect of cardiometabolic risk factors showed no significant impact, indicating that interventions should prioritize established TB-related risk factors.
Authors
- Binay Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8689-1447)
- Komal Raj Rijal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-8236)
- Sishir Poudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-2142)
- Tara Prasad Aryal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-8135)
- Dipendra Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-1330)
- Sushan Pokharel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8506-5337)
- Laxman Wagle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5651-1246)
- K. Bhandari
- Jyoti Bastola Paudel
Institutions
- Saint Agnes Hospital (US)
- Pokhara University (NP)
- Ministry of Health and Population (NP)
- Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NP)
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333362
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00