Effect of universal MODS access on pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes in new patients in Peru.
Abstract
SETTING: Primary health care centres in Callao, Peru.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of universal access to the microscopic-observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay on treatment outcomes in new and primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients and on the process of drug susceptibility testing (DST).
DESIGN: Retrospective review of tuberculosis (TB) registers and clinical records before (2007) and after (2009) the introduction of MODS in 2008.
RESULTS: There were 281 patients in each cohort. Favourable treatment outcomes for 2007 (81%) and 2009 (77%) cohorts were similar. There was an increase in loss to follow-up (from 6% to 10%, P
CONCLUSION: Universal access to MODS increased DST coverage, reduced the time required to obtain DST results and was associated with reduced failure rates. MODS can make an important contribution to TB management and control in Peru.
Citation
Mendoza-Ticona, A.; Alarcon, E.; Alarcon, V.; Bissell, K.; Castillo, E.; Sabogal, I.; Mora, J.; Moore, D.; Harries, AD. Effect of universal MODS access on pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes in new patients in Peru. Public Health Action (2012) 2 (4) 162-167. [DOI: 10.5588/pha.12.0033]