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Homelessness and Mortality Among Persons With Tuberculosis in Texas, 2010-2017.
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- Tuberculosis, vulnerabilities, and HIV in homeless persons: a systematic review.Revista de saude publica · 2022Pooled it
- Infectious Diseases Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the United States and Canada, 2003-2022.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Molecular Epidemiology ofMicroorganisms · 2025Review
- High incidence of TB at a psychiatric hospital.IJTLD open · 2025Article
- Evidence of tuberculosis treatment outcomes among people experiencing homelessness: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Geoprogrammatic disparities in the performance of tuberculosis indicators in the homeless population in Brazil: an ecological approach.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Tuberculosis among People Living on the Street and Using Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illegal Drugs: Analysis of Territories in Extreme Vulnerability and Trends in Southern Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveA disproportionate number of tuberculosis cases and tuberculosis deaths occur among persons experiencing homelessness in the United States. Our objective was to identify risks for homelessness and death during mycobacterial treatment among persons experiencing homelessness with tuberculosis in Texas.
methodsUsing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's TB Genotyping Information Management System, we evaluated data on demographic, laboratory, and clinical characteristics of persons experiencing homelessness in Texas during the year before tuberculosis diagnosis, from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2017.
resultsOf 10 130 new diagnoses of tuberculosis among persons living in Texas during the study period, 543 were reported as being homeless in the year before tuberculosis diagnosis. The odds of dying during treatment were 2.26 (95% confidence interval, 1.68-3.03) times higher among persons with tuberculosis experiencing homelessness than among persons with tuberculosis living in homes.
conclusionsOur findings indicate that persons experiencing homelessness bear an undue burden of tuberculosis mortality in Texas. The burden may be related to poorer health caused by poverty stressors, comorbidities, or lack of access to health care.
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