The Pattern of Tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt

The Pattern of Tuberculosis in Aswan Chest Hospital, Egypt

Abstract 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 investig...

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Published in:International journal of mycobacteriology Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 333 - 340
Main Authors: Sobh, Eman, Elsabour Kinawy, Sayed Abd, Ahmad Abdelkarim, Yasser Mohamad, Arafa, Mahmoud Ahmed
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-09-2016
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Egypt - epidemiology
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Female
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infectious Disease
Male
Medical Education
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Retrospective Studies
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - pathology
Young Adult
Egypt
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
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Summary:Abstract 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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ISSN:2212-5531
2212-554X
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.08.001