1.
Clin Infect Dis
; 79(1): 233-236, 2024 Jul 19.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38652286
RESUMEN
Undernutrition is the leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) globally and in India. This multicenter prospective cohort analysis from India suggests that undernutrition is associated with increased risk of TB disease but not TB infection among household contacts of persons with TB.
Asunto(s)
Composición Familiar , Desnutrición , Tuberculosis , Humanos , Estudios Prospectivos , India/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/transmisión , Adulto , Femenino , Desnutrición/complicaciones , Desnutrición/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto Joven , Adolescente , Niño , Preescolar , Factores de Riesgo , Lactante , Anciano , Estudios de Cohortes
2.
Clin Infect Dis
; 2024 Jul 11.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38991034
RESUMEN
In this prospective cohort of 2,006 individuals with non-MDR tuberculosis in India, 18% had unfavorable treatment outcomes (4.7% treatment failure, 2.5% recurrent infection, 4.1% death, 6.8% loss to follow-up) over a median 12-month follow-up period. Age, male sex, low education, nutritional status, and alcohol use were predictors of unfavorable outcomes.