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Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: Findings from the 2019-2021 nationwide community-based TB prevalence survey
Document Type
Report
Source
PLoS ONE. December 21, 2023, Vol. 18 Issue 12, e0294254
Subject
India
Language
English
ISSN
1932-6203
Abstract
Recurrent Tuberculosis patients contribute to a significant proportion of TB burden in India. A nationwide survey was conducted during 2019-2021 across India among adults to estimate the prevalence of TB. A total of 322480 individuals were screened and 1402 were having TB. Of this, 381 (27.1%) had recurrent TB. The crude prevalence (95% CI) of recurrent TB was 118 (107-131) per 100,000 population. The median duration between episodes of TB was 24 months. The proportion of drug resistant TB was 11.3% and 3.6% in the recurrent group and new TB patients respectively. Higher prevalence of recurrent TB was observed in elderly, males, malnourished, known diabetics, smokers, and alcohol users. (p
Author(s): Prathiksha Giridharan 1, Sriram Selvaraju 1,*, Raghuram Rao 2, Kiran Rade 3, Kannan Thiruvengadam 1, Smita Asthana 4, Rakesh Balachandar 5, Sampada Dipak Bangar 6, Avi Kumar Bansal 7, [...]