Risk factors for tuberculosis-related death among adults with drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis in Selangor, Malaysia from 2013 to 2019: a retrospective cohort study using surveillance data.
Mohammad Haikal SuhairiMariam MohamadMohamad Rodi IsaMas Ahmad Sherzkawee Mohd YusoffNurhuda IsmailPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Far and moderately advanced radiological findings, concurrent TB meningitis and miliary TB involvement, HIV positive, Hulu Selangor, Klang and Hulu Langat residing districts, no formal education, unemployment, positive sputum smear AFB, rural residency and advancing age are risk factors of TB-related death. Our findings should assist in identifying high-risk patients requiring interventions against TB-related death.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv positive
- risk factors
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- emergency department
- physical activity
- chronic kidney disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- radiation therapy
- big data
- squamous cell carcinoma
- prognostic factors
- electronic health record
- human immunodeficiency virus
- quality improvement
- cerebrospinal fluid
- artificial intelligence
- data analysis