Ryan R Thompson, Sun Kim, Daniele Maria Pelissari, Luiza Ohana Harada, José Nildo de Barros Silva, Patricia Bartholomay Oliveira, Marcia C Castro, Ted Cohen, Nicolas A Menzies
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High Mortality Rates Among Individuals Misdiagnosed With Tuberculosis: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study of Individuals Diagnosed With Tuberculosis in Brazil.
We conducted a matched retrospective cohort study comparing mortality among individuals receiving a false-positive tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis (n = 3701) to individuals correctly diagnosed with TB (n = 8595) in Brazil from 2007 to 2016. Over an average 5.4-year follow-up period, we estimated a mortality rate ratio of 1.95 (95% confidence interval, 1.80-2.11) for individuals incorrectly diagnosed with TB compared to controls. The leading causes of death among the misdiagnosed were malignant neoplasms (40.9%) and respiratory system disorders (15.9%), conditions with symptoms similar to TB. Our findings highlight the need for improved follow-up care after identification of false-positive cases to increase survival for this high-risk population.
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Published continuously since 1904, The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID) is the premier global journal for original research on infectious diseases. The editors welcome Major Articles and Brief Reports describing research results on microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, and related disciplines, on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases; on the microbes that cause them; and on disorders of host immune responses. JID is an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.