Adherence to Antituberculosis Drugs in Children and Adolescents in A Low-Endemic Setting: A Retrospective Series

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Jun;36(6):616-618. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001508.

Abstract

Adherence to antituberculosis drug regimens is critical for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in pediatrics. In a large retrospective series of children and adolescents in Barcelona, Spain, completion of treatment was worse among patients treated for latent infection, compared with those treated for active tuberculosis or receiving primary chemoprophylaxis. Toxicity and cultural and language barriers were identified as predictors of nonadherence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Medication Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents