Survivors of TB May Benefit From Better Linkage to Post-Treatment Care

21 January 2025

Efforts to improve linkage to primary and HIV comprehensive care may reduce the risk of post-treatment mortality among survivors of TB infection in the United States, according to results of a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Researchers conducted an observational cohort study of adults in Georgia who were diagnosed with TB infection and completed treatment between January 2008 and December 2019. The researchers performed survival analyses among the cohort to determine risk factors for post-treatment mortality. Eligible study patients included those aged 18 years and older who had a bacteriologic or clinical diagnosis of pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB disease. Patients who died before or during TB treatment were excluded. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard models were employed for statistical analysis.

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