title: Comparison of Early and Late Tuberculosis Deaths in Korea.
abstract: The cause of death in patients with tuberculosis (TB) may differ according to the phase of anti-tuberculosis treatment. However, there are limited data regarding this issue in Korea. We compared the cause of death of TB patients who died during the early intensive and late continuation phase of treatment. Twenty (56%) of the 36 early deaths were due to TB-related causes, whereas 34 (89%) of the 38 late deaths were due to TB-unrelated causes. This finding suggests that TB-related early deaths mainly attributable to delayed diagnosis should be improved to further reduce the overall TB deaths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaehee
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8111-7320
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Woo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0648-2023
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Ha
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9665-7466
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Soo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7309-9254
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Shin Yup
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2121-7335
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Ick
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-0909
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Yong
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-4495
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. kimch@knu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Chang Ho
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-5752
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002423:Cause of Death; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: Drug Susceptibility Test; Early Deaths; Late Deaths; Tuberculosis