Characteristics of adults and children diagnosed with tuberculosis in Lilongwe, Malawi: findings from an integrated HIV/TB clinic
| Autor: | Johnbosco Mwafilaso, Ralf Weigel, S Phiri, Matthias Egger, Hannock Tweya, Chancy Kamba, Caryl Feldacker, E. Manda, Lukas Fenner, Olivia Keiser, Mike Kalulu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Tuberculosis business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicine.disease Hiv seropositivity medicine.disease_cause Antiretroviral therapy 3. Good health 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases medicine Parasitology 030212 general & internal medicine education business |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Medicine & International Health. 17:1108-1116 |
| ISSN: | 1360-2276 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03041.x |
| Popis: | Objectives To describe initial registration characteristics of adult and paediatric TB patients at a large, public, integrated TB and HIV clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi, between January 2008 and December 2010. Methods Routine data on patient with TB category and TB type, stratified by HIV and ART status, were used to explore differences in proportions among TB only, TB/HIV co-infected patients not on ART and TB/HIV co-infected patients on ART using chi-square tests. Trends over time illustrate strengths and weaknesses of integrated service provision. Results Among 10 143 adults, HIV ascertainment and ART uptake were high and increased over time. The proportion of relapse was highest among those on ART (5%). The proportion of smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) was highest among HIV-negative patients with TB (34.9%); extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) was lowest among TB only (16.2%). Among 338 children |
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