Long-term mortality in patients with tuberculous meningitis: a Danish nationwide cohort study |
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Authors: | Christensen Anne-Sophie Halkjær Roed Casper Omland Lars Haukali Andersen Peter Henrik Obel Niels Andersen Åse Bengaard |
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Affiliation: | Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. annesophiechristensen@gmail.com |
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Abstract: | BackgroundWith high short-term mortality and substantial excess morbidity among survivors, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The objective of this study was to assess the long-term mortality and causes of death in a TBM patient population compared to the background population.MethodsA nationwide cohort study was conducted enrolling patients notified with TBM in Denmark from 1972–2008 and alive one year after TBM diagnosis. Data was extracted from national registries. From the background population we identified a control cohort of individuals matched on gender and date of birth. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox regression analysis were used to estimate mortality rate ratios (MRR) and analyse causes of death.FindingsA total of 55 TBM patients and 550 individuals from the background population were included in the study. Eighteen patients (32.7%) and 107 population controls (19.5%) died during the observation period. The overall MRR was 1.79 (95%CI: 1.09–2.95) for TBM patients compared to the population control cohort. TBM patients in the age group 31–60 years at time of diagnosis had the highest relative risk of death (MRR 2.68; 95%CI 1.34–5.34). The TBM patients had a higher risk of death due to infectious disease, but not from other causes of death.ConclusionAdult TBM patients have an almost two-fold increased long-term mortality and the excess mortality stems from infectious disease related causes of death. |
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