India

Participating institutions

  • Christian Medical College
  • National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis

Lead investigator(s)

  • D.J. Christopher, MBBS, FRCP
  • C. Padmapriyadarsini, MBBS, MS

Staff

  • Deepa Shankar, Study Coordinator
  • Gigi Christobell, Technician
  • Vijayakumari Esther, Technician
  • Priyadharshini Gajendran, Technician
  • John Leeson, Social Worker
  • Divya Mangal, Junior Research Officer
  • Kingsley Manoj Kumar, Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Omega Princely, Technician
  • Amritha Ravikumar, Technician
  • Swetha Sankar, Technician
  • Reena Sekar, Technician
  • Mary Shibiya, Technician
  • As of April 2024

Cohort enrollment capacity

  • Adults with presumptive TB
  • People with diabetes
  • Drug-resistant TB
Estimates of TB burden, 2022
Number Rate per 100,000 population
Total TB incidence 2,820,000 (2,390,000 – 3,280,000) 199 (169 – 231)
HIV-positive TB incidence 48,000 (40,000 – 55,000) 3.4 (2.8 – 3.9)
MDR/RR-TB incidence 110,000 (89,000 – 140,000) 8 (6.3 – 9.6)
HIV-negative TB mortality 331,000 (237,000 – 440,000) 23 (17-31)
HIV-positive TB mortality 11,000 (8,100 – 14,000) 0.76 (0.57 – 0.99)

Full WHO TB country profile