Risk factors for early mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to the emergency room

Background and objectives: Mortality of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) admitted to emergency departments is high. This study was aimed at analysing the risk factors associated with early mortality and designing a risk score based on simple parameters. Methods: This prospective case-contro...

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Main Authors: R. Singla, B. Raghu, A. Gupta, J.A. Caminero, P. Sethi, D. Tayal, A. Chakraborty, Y. Jain, G.B. Migliori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-01-01
Series:Pulmonology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S253104372030026X