Abstract Background In 2004, tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for 2.5% of global mortality
(among men 3.1%; among women 1.8%) and 2.2% of global burden of disease (men 2.7%; …

Background It has long been evident that there is an association between alcohol use and
risk of tuberculosis. It has not been established to what extent this association is confounded …

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between
alcohol consumption and risk of tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: Medline, EMBASE and Web …

Meta-analyses of alcohol use, alcohol dosage and alcohol-related problems as risk factors
for tuberculosis incidence were undertaken. The global alcohol-attributable tuberculosis …

Globally, an estimated 107 million people have an alcohol use disorder (AUD) leading to 2.8
million premature deaths each year. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death …

Alcohol use is associated with increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease, yet
the impact of alcohol use on TB treatment outcomes has not been summarized. We aimed to …

Alcohol has been identified as a major risk factor for chronic disease and injury [1]. However,
no infectious disease has been included in the list of alcoholattributable disease categories …

Background More than 20% of tuberculosis (TB) disease worldwide may be attributable to
smoking and alcohol abuse. India is the second largest consumer of tobacco products, a …

SETTING: Alcohol use, tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance and human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) risk behavior are of increasing concern in Russian TB patients. DESIGN: A …

Rationale: India reports the largest number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in the
world; yet, no longitudinal study has assessed factors related to treatment outcomes under …