Survival time among patients who were diagnosed with tuberculosis, the precocious deaths and associated factors in southern Brazil

Abstract Background A diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) does not mean that the disease will be treated successfully, since death may occur even among those who are known to the health services. Here, we aimed to analyze patient survival time from the diagnosis of TB to death, precocious deaths, and ass...

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Main Authors: Danielle Talita dos Santos, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Yan Mathias Alves, Luana Seles Alves, Thais Zamboni Berra, Juliane de Almeida Crispim, Josilene Dália Alves, Denisse Andrea Cartagena Ramos, Jonas Bodini Alonso, Ivaneliza Simionato de Assis, Antônio Vieira Ramos, Elma Mathias Dessunti, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Carla Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00320-4