Publications by authors named "Kalaivani Raghupathy"
In this prospective cohort of 2006 individuals with drug-susceptible tuberculosis in India, 18% had unfavorable treatment outcomes (4.7% treatment failure, 2.5% recurrent infection, 4.
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- Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is diagnosed using the tuberculin skin test (TST) and Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA), though research on TB infection in women of reproductive age is limited.
- In a study of married women aged 18-49, the prevalence of LTBI was 69%, with IGRA showing a higher positivity rate than TST; however, about 40% of participants had discordant test results indicating poor agreement between the two methods.
- The findings suggest that IGRA may be a more reliable diagnostic tool for LTBI, highlighting the need for more extensive longitudinal studies across diverse populations to better understand and control tuberculosis.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is well-known for causing wasting. Patients on treatment gain weight and weight loss is associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes. There is limited description of weight loss and its predictors during intensive treatment phase.
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