التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Aminoglycoside Therapy for Tuberculosis: Evidence for Ototoxicity among Tuberculosis Patients in Ghana. |
| المؤلفون: |
Owusu, Enid, Amartey, Benjamin T., Afutu, Emmanuel, Boafo, Neal |
| المصدر: |
Diseases; Mar2022, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p10-10, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
TUBERCULOSIS, TUBERCULOSIS patients, HEARING disorders, OTOACOUSTIC emissions, OTOTOXICITY, AUDIOMETRY |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
GHANA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Hearing impairment (HI) is a major problem in Ghana; however, the few attempts at shedding light on its causes appear to overlook the adverse effects of some medications—a gap that this study sought to fill. Aminoglycoside therapy for tuberculosis (TB) treatment is one of these medications. Aim: The aim of this study was to establish the potential of aminoglycoside as a cause of hearing impairment among patients on anti-TB treatment. Method: This was a case–control study, involving patients receiving treatment for TB with aminoglycoside at the chest clinic of the Tema General Hospital and a control group of age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers. A structured questionnaire was administered to obtain the demographic data and case history of the participants. The hearing sensitivity of the participants was assessed using conventional pure tone audiometry and transient evoked otoacoustic emission tests. Results: A hearing loss prevalence of 20% (12/60) was found among patients receiving treatment for TB, with the intensity of impairment ranging from mild to severe. Hearing thresholds of patients receiving anti-TB medications were significantly elevated (p < 0.05) in comparison to the thresholds of the control group, especially at the high frequencies. Conclusion: This study shows that aminoglycoside therapy for tuberculosis may contribute to hearing impairment among tuberculosis patients in Ghana. Audiological management of these patients should therefore be an essential part of their therapeutic treatment plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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