Case fatality and recurrent tuberculosis among patients managed in the private sector: A cohort study in Patna, India.
Sophie HuddartMugdha SinghNita JhaAndrea BenedettiMadhukar PaiPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our cohort study provides critical estimates of TB patient outcomes in the Indian private sector, and accounts for selection bias. Patients in the private sector in Patna experienced a moderate treatment CFR but rates of recurrent TB and post-treatment fatality were low.