QT interval prolongation in patients receiving bedaquiline-based regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
QT prolongation is significant in SSA's bedaquiline-treated DR-TB patients, necessitating enhanced ECG monitoring and integrated TB-HIV care.
Authors
- Ronald Olum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1289-0111)
- Doris Ekwem
- James Nelson Okema
- Morrish Obol Okello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5116-1458)
Institutions
- Gulu University (UG)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Jinja Hospital (UG)
- Cavendish University Uganda (UG)
- St. Mary's Hospital Lacor (UG)
- Gulu Hospital (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2026.100592
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00