Open AccessHypertension is associated with increased mortality in patients with tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau
Author(s) -
Anneline Borchsenius Seegert,
Cecilie Blenstrup Patsche,
Armando Sifna,
V. Gomes,
Christian Wejse,
Merete Storgaard,
Frauke Rudolf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.062
Subject(s) - new guinea , tuberculosis , medicine , traditional medicine , history , ethnology , pathology
Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with a number of non-communicable co-morbidities, which can complicate treatment and impair outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of hypertension on disease severity, treatment outcome and survival in a cohort of patients with TB.
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