Impact of CKD and factors associated with death in TB

Tuberculosis is nowadays a worldwide pandemic with an increased prevalence and mortality in developing countries. Its incidence is also high in people with chronic kidney disease due to the alteration of the body''s defenses. Studies carried out over a period of 8 months at the Douala General Hospital comparing the 6-month mortality rate of tuberculosis patients with and without chronic renal disease have shown a high death rate and a predominance of the extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis in patients with chronic renal disease. Miliary tuberculosis which is the disseminated form of the disease was the main risk factor for death.