DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag677 ISSN: 1058-4838

Not All Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Is Equal: Site-Specific Mortality in a National Indian Cohort

Urvashi B Singh, Kevin DiBona, Sana Shaikh, Sanjay K Mattoo, Raghuram Rao, Shobini Rajan, Nishant Kumar, Meagan Karoly, Aparna Chaudhary, Pranay Sinha

Abstract

Among 777,512 Indian adults with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, in-treatment mortality varied over tenfold by site, highest for tuberculous meningitis (adjusted odds ratio 12.48 vs. lymph node TB), miliary (5.17), and pericardial TB (3.86). Associations of HIV, diabetes, alcohol, and tobacco use with mortality varied across sites. Risk-stratified, comorbidity-aware care is warranted.

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