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The objective of this study is to determine the factors that influence sputum smear conversion after 2 months of treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients receiving treatment in the Institute of Respiratory Medicine in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 75 cases and 75 controls were interviewed, and their medical records were retrieved in order to extract the information needed. All analyses were conducted using SPSS version 17, and binary logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of sputum smear nonconversion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Results showed that the following factors were associated with sputum smear positivity after 2 months of intensive treatment: diabetes mellitus (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.013, odds ratio [OR] = 2.59, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27\u20135.33), underweight body mass index (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.025, OR = 1.67, 95% CI 0.80\u20133.49), nonadherent to tuberculosis treatment (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.024, OR = 2.85, 95% CI 1.21\u20136.74), and previous history of tuberculosis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.043, OR = 2.53, 95% CI 1.09\u20135.83). Multivariable analysis identified diabetes mellitus (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.003, OR = 4.01, 95% CI 1.61\u20139.96) as being independently associated with the risk of persistent sputum smear positivity after 2 months of intensive treatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Based on the findings, identification of these factors is valuable in strengthening the management and treatment of tuberculosis in Malaysia in the future. This study emphasizes the importance of diabetes screening and integration of diabetic controls among tuberculosis patients in achieving better treatment outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijmyco.2015.09.003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,10,3]],"date-time":"2015-10-03T03:15:15Z","timestamp":1443842115000},"page":"323-329","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Diabetes mellitus and its influence on sputum smear positivity at the 2nd month of treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Noorsuzana Mohd","family":"Shariff","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nazarudin","family":"Safian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R2-11-20260907","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"650","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-144-9-200605020-00008","article-title":"Time to sputum culture conversion in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: predictors and relationship to treatment outcome","volume":"144","author":"Holtz","year":"2006","journal-title":"Ann. 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