Lifetime burden of disease due to incident tuberculosis: a global reappraisal including post-tuberculosis sequelae

• Main Authors: Nicolas A Menzies, PhD (Author), Matthew Quaife, PhD (Author), Brian W Allwood, PhD (Author), Anthony L Byrne, PhD (Author), Anna K Coussens, PhD (Author), Anthony D Harries, ProfMD (Author), Florian M Marx, PhD (Author), Jamilah Meghji, PhD (Author), Debora Pedrazzoli, PhD (Author), Joshua A Salomon, ProfPhD (Author), Sedona Sweeney, PhD (Author), Sanne C van Kampen, PhD (Author), Robert S Wallis, ProfMD (Author), Rein M G J Houben, PhD (Author), Ted Cohen, ProfDPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Many individuals who survive tuberculosis disease face ongoing disability and elevated mortality risks. However, the impact of post-tuberculosis sequelae is generally omitted from policy analyses and disease burden estimates. We therefore estimated the global burden of tuberculo...