Reassessing Adherence Trajectories in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Recovery Advantage and Hidden Biases

Shiuan-Chih Chen^{1

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4}, Chun-Chieh Chen^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Community Health Care Center, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Occupational Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

Shiuan-Chih Chen et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 25:ciaf536.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf536. Online ahead of print.

Shiuan-Chih Chen^{1

2

3

4}, Chun-Chieh Chen^{2

3

5}

¹ Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Community Health Care Center, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Occupational Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

No abstract available

Keywords: Anti-bacterial agents; Comorbidity; Medication adherence; Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; Survivorship bias; Treatment outcome.

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