Factors associated with hospitalization and mortality in adult and pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis at a tertiary care hospital in Central India.
Ole Magnus Bjørgaas HelleMala KanthaliErlend GrønningenShoaib HassanManju Raj PurohitTehmina MustafaPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2024)
Our results show that comorbidities increase the odds of death in both TB and non-TB patients in low-resource settings. This argues for a shift away from the traditional vertical management of diseases in these areas and supports a continued focus on building robust healthcare systems.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- childhood cancer
- patient reported
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy