Prevalence, clinical reasons and associated factors of extended treatment duration for drug susceptible tuberculosis - a real-world experience.

In terms of treatment response, after two months of anti-TB treatment, the extended treatment group showed a trend toward higher rates of persistent positive sputum AFS (16.4% vs. 11.3%, p = 0.58) and positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (10% vs. 5%, p = 0.274) compared with the standard treatment group.

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Furthermore, abnormal liver function emerged as an independent adverse drug event (ADE), while neuropathy and skin rash during the anti-TB treatment showed a borderline significant association with extended treatment.

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