Long Term Mortality in People Treated for Tuberculosis

Kamila Romanowski Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that, in 2017, 1.6 million deaths were due to TB. These TB-associated mortality estimates reflect the number of people with TB who die before starting, or during, TB treatment. Accumulating research, however, suggests that mortality post-TB treatment is high, but this data has not been comprehensively assessed. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the post-treatment mortality among TB survivors, and examine differences in mortality risk by demographic and clinical characteristics.

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10/24/2019 5:20:00 PM