| Autor: |
A I, El-Sony, S A, Mustafa, A H, Khamis, S, Sobhi, D A, Enarson, O Z, Baraka, G, Bjune |
| Rok vydání: |
2003 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 7(6) |
| ISSN: |
1027-3719 |
| Popis: |
To describe the variation in clinical features of individuals presenting to a health facility with chest symptoms according to their ultimate diagnosis.Of 16735 patients (52.6% males and 47.4% females) presenting at respiratory centres in seven states in Sudan, 5338 patients were identified with respiratory tract symptoms: 2917 (54.6%) men and 2421 (45.4%) women, with a mean age of 32 years. Those who had cough for more than 3 weeks that was not responsive to a course of antibiotics were screened by microscopy of two or three sputum specimens and chest radiography.A total of 504 (9.44%) were smear-positive, 259 (4.85%) were smear-negative, and 166 (3.11%) had extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, of whom 59 (1.11%) had pleural involvement; the remaining 4409 suspects (82.6%) were non-tuberculous.Tuberculosis patients had a constellation of presenting symptoms, with the principal symptom being cough for more than 3 weeks. The accompanying symptoms with greatest predicted significance were weight loss, tiredness and night sweats. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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