Estimating the effect of pretreatment loss to follow up on TB associated mortality at public health facilities in Uganda.
Stella Zawedde-MuyanjaJoseph MusaaziYukari C ManabeAchilles KatambaJoaniter I NankabirwaBarbara CastelnuovoAdithya CattamanchiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Patients with confirmed TB who experience pretreatment LFU have high mortality within the first six months. Efforts should be made to prioritise linkage to treatment for this group of patients. Deaths that occur prior to treatment initation should be included when reporting TB mortality in order to more accurately reflect the health impact of TB.
Keyphrases
- public health
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- gene expression
- cardiovascular disease
- dna methylation
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- genome wide
- combination therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- electronic health record
- hiv testing
- health promotion