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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 126-131.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.02.005

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Analysis of influencing factors of death in TB patients complicated with AIDS during anti-tuberculosis treatment in Yunnan, 2011-2019

YE Jin-xin*, XU Lin(), CHEN Jin-ou, QIU Yu-bing, LYU Tong   

  1. *School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650000, China
  • Received:2020-09-10 Online:2021-02-10 Published:2021-02-03
  • Contact: YE Jin-xin,XU Lin E-mail:xulinth@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the influencing factors for deaths of tuberculosis (TB) patients complicated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) during anti-tuberculosis treatment in Yunnan province from 2011 to 2019, so as to provide a reference for the prevention and treatment of TB patients complicated with AIDS. Methods Treatment information about 3329 TB patients complicated with AIDS receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment in Yunnan province from January 2011 to December 2019 was collected via the “Tuberculosis Management Information System”. The demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and antiviral treatment of 246 patients (7.39%, 246/3329) who died during anti-tuberculosis treatment were described. Kaplan-Meier method, Log-rank test and Cox proportional hazard regression model were used to analyze the influencing factors of death. Results Among the 246 patients, 98 (39.84%,98/246) died during intensive phase of anti-tuberculosis treatment. The majority of death cases were males (81.71%,201/246);the median age (M(Q1,Q3)) of them was 40 (33, 48) years. Cox regression model showed that patients over 60 years old (aHR=2.00, 95%CI=1.27-3.15), with a CD4+T lymphocyte level of 50-<400 cells/μl (aHR=3.23, 95%CI=1.63-6.42), CD4+T lymphocyte level <50 cells/μl (aHR=8.96, 95%CI=4.37-18.38), only taking anti-tuberculosis treatment (aHR=1.74, 95%CI=1.13-2.67), patients treated in designated TB hospitals (aHR=1.58, 95%CI=1.19-2.10) had a higher risk of death. Conclusion TB patients complicated with AIDS had a relatively high risk of death during anti-tuberculosis treatment. We should especially focus on patients in the intensive phase of anti-tuberculosis treatment, and those over 60 years old. In addition, tuberculosis prevention and treatment training should be strengthened for doctors in TB designated hospitals to improve diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, so as to reduce the fatality rate of those patients.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Death, Factor analysis, Yunnan province