Characterising cause of death among people treated for drug-susceptible TB in India
Samyra R. Cox, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini, Vidya Mave, Bhavna Seth, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Sanjay Gaikwad, Tushar Sahasrabudhe, M. Sane, et al. (24 authors)
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2023-01
Abstract
Annually, 1.5 million people die of TB.1 India has the highest burden of TB,1 and in 2020, the case fatality ratio (CFR) among people with drug-susceptible TB was 4.3%.2 Even after treatment, mortality is more than two-fold higher among people with prior TB compared to the general population.3,4 However, information about cause of death, particularly in India, is limited. Thus, we sought to characterise cause of death among individuals who accessed TB care
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Drug
- Cause of death
- Tuberculosis