The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt
Objective/background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem. The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of TB in Aswan Chest Hospital, Aswan, Egypt. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out using medical records from the TB registry in Aswan Chest Hospital. The investigated va...
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| author | Eman Sobh Sayed Abd Elsabour Kinawy Yasser Mohamad Ahmad Abdelkarim Mahmoud Ahmed Arafa |
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| description | Objective/background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem. The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of TB in Aswan Chest Hospital, Aswan, Egypt.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out using medical records from the TB registry in Aswan Chest Hospital. The investigated variables included demographic characteristics, type of TB infection, and affected organs. All data were coded and statistically analyzed.
Results: The average age of the 557 patients infected with TB was 40.31±18.87 years; 58.2% of the cases were men and 41.8% were women. In both sexes, the highest number of TB patients was from the reproductive age groups. During the 5-year study period, the highest percentage of cases were new cases and the highest frequency of cases was during 2011 and the lowest frequency was during 2015. Pulmonary TB cases showed a sharp decline; however, there was a decrease in extrapulmonary TB cases during 2012 and 2013, with a slight rise in 2014 and 2015. Of the pulmonary TB cases, 82.5% were smear-positive TB.
Conclusion: There was a decline in the total number of TB cases across the studied years and the most studied cases were pulmonary smear-positive and new cases. Younger people represented a large percentage of reported cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bede5446d9a74a5eadcaec34a63dd0862022-12-21T18:59:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2016-01-015333334010.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.08.001The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, EgyptEman SobhSayed Abd Elsabour KinawyYasser Mohamad Ahmad AbdelkarimMahmoud Ahmed ArafaObjective/background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem. The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of TB in Aswan Chest Hospital, Aswan, Egypt. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out using medical records from the TB registry in Aswan Chest Hospital. The investigated variables included demographic characteristics, type of TB infection, and affected organs. All data were coded and statistically analyzed. Results: The average age of the 557 patients infected with TB was 40.31±18.87 years; 58.2% of the cases were men and 41.8% were women. In both sexes, the highest number of TB patients was from the reproductive age groups. During the 5-year study period, the highest percentage of cases were new cases and the highest frequency of cases was during 2011 and the lowest frequency was during 2015. Pulmonary TB cases showed a sharp decline; however, there was a decrease in extrapulmonary TB cases during 2012 and 2013, with a slight rise in 2014 and 2015. Of the pulmonary TB cases, 82.5% were smear-positive TB. Conclusion: There was a decline in the total number of TB cases across the studied years and the most studied cases were pulmonary smear-positive and new cases. Younger people represented a large percentage of reported cases.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=333;epage=340;aulast=SobhExtrapulmonary tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Eman Sobh Sayed Abd Elsabour Kinawy Yasser Mohamad Ahmad Abdelkarim Mahmoud Ahmed Arafa The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt International Journal of Mycobacteriology Extrapulmonary tuberculosis Pulmonary tuberculosis Tuberculosis |
| title | The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt |
| title_full | The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt |
| title_short | The pattern of tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt |
| title_sort | pattern of tuberculosis in aswan chest hospital egypt |
| topic | Extrapulmonary tuberculosis Pulmonary tuberculosis Tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=333;epage=340;aulast=Sobh |
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