Long-term Survival of Treated Tuberculosis Patients in Comparison to a General Population In South India: A Matched Cohort Study

Long-term Survival of Treated Tuberculosis Patients in Comparison to a General Population In South India: A Matched Cohort Study

Objectives: This study aimed to measure the mortality rate, potential years of life lost, and excess general mortality among individuals treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a TB endemic country. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a population-based cohort study of 4022 TB pati...

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Main Authors: Sriram Selvaraju, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Basilea Watson, Nataraj Thirumalai, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Chandrasekaran Vedachalam, Soumya Swaminathan, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Post-treatment
Mortality rate
Potential years of life lost
Standardized mortality ratio
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221006226

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