Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Qena governerate and it's socioeconomic burden | ||
SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
Article 22, Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2021, Pages 196-202 PDF (338.61 K) | ||
Document Type: Original research articles | ||
DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2020.42683.1006 | ||
Authors | ||
Alaa Rashad1; M.Sh Badawy2; Kirolos Shenouda* 1 | ||
1Chest Department,Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University,Qena,Egypt | ||
2chest department,luxor faculty of medicine,luxor university, luxor, egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
Background: Resistance to tuberculosis (TB) drugs is a formidable obstacle to effective TB care and prevention globally. Patients and Method: This study included 100 patients of both sexes were chosen from outpatient clinic and inpatient word in Qena University hospital. Patients were subjected to: Full history and examination, chest X-Ray, ESR, CBC, sputum microscopic examination, Genexpert for sputum samples, sputum cultures. Results: : Patients with treatment failure were 64 with mean age 48.9±16.1 and 34.4% of patients were male and 65.6% females. The mean ESR in was 1ST hr 101 and after 2nd hr 120. About 43.8% stopped working and 38.5% borrowed money. Chest x-ray showed 50.1% cavitary lesion, 21.8% consolidation, and 28.1% miliary shadow. Patients with treatment response were 36 with mean age 57.3±19.3, about 55.6% of them males and 44.4% females. The mean ESR 1ST hr 54±24, 2ndhr 96.1±32.Chest x-ray showed 22.2% cavitary lesion, 44.4%consolidation and 33.4% miliary shadow. About 38.9% stopped working and 55.6% borrowed money. Conclusion: This study showed increase social and economic burden in TB resistant patients. We noticed that TB resistant patients were reported income loss and work affection. | ||
Keywords | ||
MDR TB; CHEST X RAY; CBC | ||
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