Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death in much of sub-Saharan
Africa despite available effective treatment. Prompt initiation of TB treatment and access to …

OBJECTIVE Nine out of ten tuberculosis deaths occur in tuberculosis-burdened countries,
particularly Sub Saharan Africa. In these setting mortality has not been fully described. We …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) mortality remains high across sub-Saharan Africa despite
integration of TB and HIV/ART programmes. To inform programme design and service …

Background Globally in 2016, 1.7 million people died of Tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed
to estimate all-cause mortality rate, identify features associated with mortality and describe …

Background Drug-Resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is estimated to cause about 10% of all TB
related deaths. There is dearth of data on determinants of DR-TB mortality in Nigeria. Death …

Abstract In 2011, the South African HIV treatment eligibility criteria were expanded to allow
all tuberculosis (TB) patients lifelong ART. The impact of this change on TB mortality in …

Background In most resource limited settings, new tuberculosis (TB) patients are usually
treated as outpatients. We sought to investigate the reasons for hospitalisation and the …

Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is the global leading cause of death from an infectious agent.
Tanzania is among the 30 high TB burden countries with a mortality rate of 47 per 100,000 …

Background. In 2013, the tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate was highest in southern Zimbabwe
at 16%. We therefore sought to determine factors associated with mortality among registered …

Nigeria is among the countries with the world's highest tuberculosis (TB) burden, and HIV/TB
co-infection is an important cause of mortality. We evaluate the treatment outcome of HIV …