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Survival Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Tuberculosis
Joint Authors
Li, Xue
Xie, Yi
Yu, Weili
Wu, Junping
Chen, Huaiyong
Han, Jing
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Identify the treatment effects and risk factors for mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receiving antituberculosis treatment under the Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) program to reduce the mortality rate of tuberculosis.
A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on the outcomes of antituberculosis treatment of 7,032 patients with tuberculosis in the DOTS program, in the Tuberculosis Management Information System from 2014 to 2017 in Tianjin, China.
The Kaplan–Meier method and multifactor Cox proportional risk regression model were used to analyze the risk factors for mortality during antituberculosis treatment under DOTS.
The success rate of antituberculosis treatment was 90.24% and the mortality rate was 4.56% among 7,032 cases of tuberculosis in Tianjin.
Cox regression analysis showed that advanced age, male sex, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity, first sputum positivity, retreated tuberculosis, and a delayed visit (≥14 days) were risk factors for mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receiving antituberculosis treatment under DOTS.
The treatment effects in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis during antituberculosis treatment under DOTS were positive in Tianjin.
Advanced age, male sex, HIV positivity, first sputum positivity, retreated tuberculosis, and a delayed visit (≥14 days) increased the risk for mortality during antituberculosis treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xie, Yi& Han, Jing& Yu, Weili& Wu, Junping& Li, Xue& Chen, Huaiyong. 2020. Survival Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Tuberculosis. Canadian Respiratory Journal،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xie, Yi…[et al.]. Survival Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Tuberculosis. Canadian Respiratory Journal No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Xie, Yi& Han, Jing& Yu, Weili& Wu, Junping& Li, Xue& Chen, Huaiyong. Survival Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Tuberculosis. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152096
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152096