Epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Brunei Darussalam: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We reported the incidence and associated factors of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Brunei Darussalam, an intermediate tuberculosis (TB)-burden country with stagnating annual TB rates.

Participants

All active TB cases identified in the country between January 2001 and December 2018 (18 years).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Annual proportions of EPTB (overall and specific) were calculated. Multiple logistic regression was done to investigate factors associated with developing EPTB, when compared with pulmonary TB (PTB). Χ² trend test was used to determine any trends during the 18-year study period.

Results

We identified 3916 TB cases, among which 743 (19.0%) were EPTB c

SUBMITTER: Chaw L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature