Background Accurate estimates of long-term mortality following tuberculosis treatment are
scarce. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the post-treatment …

TB affects around 10.6 million people each year and there are now around 155 million TB
survivors. TB and its treatments can lead to permanently impaired health and wellbeing. In …

Background Long-term survival and cause-specific mortality of patients who start
tuberculosis treatment is rarely described. We aimed to assess the long-term survival of …

Mycobacteria have co-evolved with their hosts resulting in pathogens adept at intracellular
survival. Pathogenic mycobacteria actively manipulate infected macrophages to drive …

Background When assessing long-term tuberculosis (TB) mortality, few studies addressed
the impact of behavior habits and socioeconomic status. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate …

BACKGROUND: Persistent respiratory symptoms and lung function deficits are common
after patients with TB. We aimed to define the burden of post-TB lung disease (PTLD) and …

Background Retreatment tuberculosis (TB) disease is common in high-prevalence settings.
The risk of repeated episodes of recurrent TB is unknown. We calculated the rate of …

Objectives This study aimed to measure the mortality rate, potential years of life lost, and
excess general mortality among individuals treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a TB …

Importance Active tuberculosis (TB) disease leads to substantial mortality but is preventable
through screening and treatment for latent TB infection. Early mortality after TB diagnosis (≤ …

Background A high risk of tuberculosis (TB), chronic lung disease, and mortality have been
reported among people with a history of previous TB treatment, but data from high-incidence …