An Audit of Tuberculin Skin Testing among Nigerian Children in a Tertiary Health Facility in Benin City, Nigeria.
| Autor: | Sadoh AE; Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria., Eki-Udoko FE; Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria., Nwaneri DU; Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria., Uduebor S; Department of Public Health Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria., Iguodala O; University of Benin Health Services Department, Benin City, Nigeria. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association [Niger Med J] 2022 May 28; Vol. 62 (6), pp. 305-311. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 28 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.60787/NMJ-62-6-60 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: This study objective was to describe the indications for the use of Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) and the results in order to provide information that may be useful in defining the role of TST in the investigation and control of childhood tuberculosis. Methodology: Through a Prospective cross-sectional study an audit of TSTs carried out over a one year period (2015-2016)in a tertiary hospital was done. The indications for the TST were extracted as well as the TST readings. Results: Of the 1276 TST requests, 279(21.9%) were for children. Majority 112(40.1%) of the tests were carried out to investigate suspected cases of tuberculosis. The TST readings ranged between 0 and 20mm. Up to 68.2% (176) were negative (0-4mm). Majority 13(41.9%) of those with positive results (>10mm) were being investigated for tuberculosis. Of those diagnosed with tuberculosis 50% had a positive result. Conclusion: TST is useful in providing supportive evidence for a diagnosis of tuberculosis. It is also useful in identifying children at school entry who are infected and may benefit from prophylaxis. Competing Interests: All authors declare no conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Nigerian Medical Association.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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