Comparison of Early and Late Tuberculosis Deaths in Korea.
J Korean Med Sci
; 32(4): 700-703, 2017 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
The cause of death in patients with tuberculosis (TB) may differ according to the phase of anti-tuberculosis treatment. However, there are limited data regarding this issue in Korea. We compared the cause of death of TB patients who died during the early intensive and late continuation phase of treatment. Twenty (56%) of the 36 early deaths were due to TB-related causes, whereas 34 (89%) of the 38 late deaths were due to TB-unrelated causes. This finding suggests that TB-related early deaths mainly attributable to delayed diagnosis should be improved to further reduce the overall TB deaths.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Korean Med Sci
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article