Male sex is associated with worse microbiological and clinical outcomes following tuberculosis treatment: A retrospective cohort study, a systematic review of the literature, and meta-analysis
Chidambaram, Vignesh;Tun, Nyan Lynn;Majella, Marie Gilbert;Ruelas Castillo, Jennie;Ayeh, Samuel K;Kumar, Amudha;Neupane, Pranita;Sivakumar, Ranjith Kumar;Win, Ei Phyo;Abbey, Enoch J;Wang, Siqing;Zimmerman, Alyssa;Blanck, Jaime;Gupte, Akshay;Wang, Jann-Yuan;Karakousis, Petros C;
clinical infectious diseasespp. -
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Abstract
AbstractBackground. Although the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is higher in males compared to females, the relationship of sex with TB treatment outcomes has n