Study Identifies Factors Associated With Extrapulmonary TB

Healio (1/9, Stulpin) reports, “A large study of veterans with tuberculosis identified factors associated with extrapulmonary TB, including non-Hispanic Black race, all-cause mortality within 90 days of diagnosis, diabetes and HIV status, according to a study.” The researchers “wrote that health care providers caring for these patient populations should be aware of their increased risk for extrapulmonary TB and educated regarding the importance and challenges of early diagnosis.” The findings were published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.