title: Tuberculosis-related deaths without treatment.
abstract: Of 536 culture-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients notified in 2003 in Taipei, 507 (94.6%) received anti-tuberculosis treatment in reporting health facilities and 29 (5.4%) did not. Of these 29 patients, 26 (89.7%) died, 2 (6.9%) were re-notified 1 year later and 1 (3.5%) was lost to follow-up. In multivariate analysis, patients aged > or =65 years, patients with negative smear or smear not done, patients with sepsis and/or respiratory failure and patients with liver diseases were significantly less likely to receive anti-tuberculosis treatment. Overall, of the 536 TB patients, 97 (18.1%) died, of whom 26 (26.8%) died without anti-tuberculosis treatment.
authors.affiliation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. cychiang@theunion.org
authors.forename: C-Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: K-J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: T-P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: K-T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Luh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents