Publications by authors named "Sanjay Bharty"
Background: The treatment for MDR TB is quite prolonged and associated with adverse effects and hence costly.
Aim: The aim of study was to study the side-effects of reserve line drugs developing in initial seven days of starting therapy, so as to weigh the need for admission for initiation of treatment against heavy economic burden by admission of huge number of MDR TB patients, and to identify the factors which may have an effect on the number of patients developing side-effects
Methods: All MDR TB patients (930) admitted during study period, who were initiated on Cat IV treatment for MDR TB under RNTCP were questioned daily for any side-effects throughout the day, during initial seven days of treatment.
Results: On day one, 342 (36.
Background And Objectives: In pulmonary tuberculosis, bacteriological status at two months affects subsequent treatment and prognosis. The effect on treatment outcome and risk factors for sputum conversion at two months treatment in previously untreated pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients was studied in the following report.
Methods: A 1:1 case-control study was performed from June 2006 to February 2008 on patients in the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program in a tertiary level institute in Delhi, India.