Sex disparities of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality among patients living with tuberculosis in the United States

• Main Authors: Huan Deng (Author), Yishan Liu (Author), Fan Lv (Author), Xiaofeng Li (Author), Mingyan Qi (Author), Yajing Bo (Author), Sikai Qiu (Author), Xinyuan He (Author), Fanpu Ji (Author), Qing-Lei Zeng (Author), Ning Gao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundWe aimed to determine the trend of TB-related deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsTB-related mortality data of decedents aged ≥25 years from 2006 to 2021 were analyzed. Excess deaths were estimated by determining the difference between observed and projected mortality rates during t...