Cause of death in patients with tuberculosis: A study based on epidemiological and autopsy records of Western Norway 1931-47
Extrapulmonary involvement was a predictor of mortality due to TB in hospitalized TB patients. The contribution of extrapulmonary TB to TB mortality seems to be underestimated because extrapulmonary TB largely remains underdiagnosed and underreported in epidemiological data.
Authors
- Tehmina Mustafa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-1191)
- Syeda Mariam Riaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3485-5780)
- Kurt Hanevik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-2326)
- Lisbet Sviland
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102563
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen