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Tuberculosis prevalence and demographic characteristics of population in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan): A retrospective study.
Khursheed, Soffia; Wazir, Samia; Saleem, Muhammad Khurram; Majeed, Ayesha Isani; Ahmad, Mumtaz; Khan, Qudsia Umaira; Jadoon, Arzu; Akbar, Amna; Jadoon, Sarosh Khan; Tasneem, Sabahat; Saleem, Humayun; Khan, Mohammad Saleem; Alvi, Sarosh.
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  • Khursheed S; Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Wazir S; Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Saleem MK; University Hospital, Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
  • Majeed AI; Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Ahmad M; Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarabad, AJK, Pakistan.
  • Khan QU; CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Jadoon A; Ziauddin University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Akbar A; CHPE Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Jadoon SK; Resident Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
  • Tasneem S; Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Saleem H; MSPH Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Khan MS; Chief Consultant Physician/Head of Department of Medicine DHQ Teaching, Hospital Kotli AJK, Kotli, Pakistan.
  • Alvi S; Teaching Faculty, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Medicine (Baltimore) ; 103(15): e37787, 2024 Apr 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38608068
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious problem for public health and a leading cause of death after COVID-19 and superior to even HIV/AIDS. It is a social health issue and can cause stigma and economic loss as the person cannot perform professionally due to lethargy caused by disease. It is a retrospective study done on data from National TB program Muzaffarabad chapter. The details were noted on SPSS and analysis was done to find important demographic characteristics. The total number of patients was 3441; among which 48.76% were males. Most of them (81.11%) belonged to the Muzaffarabad division of Azad Jammu and Kahmir (AJK). The microbiologically or culture positive cases were 440. Rifampicin resistance was present in 147 cases, further categorized as high (n = 143), very high (n = 3), or true positive (n = 1) resistance. Muti drug resistance was found in 19 cases. The microscopy culture is more sensitive (AUC = 0.511) than MTB/RIF or serology (AUC = 0.502) according to ROC. The rate of positive smear results is not very satisfactory in the present study as it cannot detect dormant or latent cases. There is a need to establish more sensitive tests for detection of cases and more research to combat the disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tuberculosis Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Medicine (Baltimore) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Pakistán Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tuberculosis Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Medicine (Baltimore) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Pakistán Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos