Epidemiology, outcomes, and factors associated with mortality in pediatric tuberculosis in Thailand: A National Health Security Office Data Analysis from 2015 to 2023
National prevalence and in-hospital mortality declined modestly, yet deaths clustered in adolescents and in children with comorbidities, central nervous system disease, and acute organ failure. Active case-finding and targeted clinical pathways for these vulnerable groups are needed to further reduce mortality.
Authors
- Leelawadee Techasatian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-6792)
- Rattapon Uppala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-0907)
- Phanthila Sitthikarnkha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1245-837X)
- Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-9508)
- Sirapoom Niamsanit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-1368)
- Kaewjai Thepsuthammarat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1782-9360)
- Pope Kosalaraksa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-2398)
Institutions
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108099
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00