"Discovery to treatment" window in patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
Med J Malaysia
; 60(3): 314-9, 2005 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-16379186
ABSTRACT
Delay in commencing treatment in patients diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) may promote the spread of PTB in the community. Socio-demographic and clinical data from 169 patients (119 retrospectively and 50 prospectively collected) treated for smear-positive PTB in our hospital Chest Clinic from June 2002 to February 2003 were analysed. One hundred and fifty eight (93.5%) patients were started on treatment in less than 7 days from the time when the report first became available while 11 (6.5%) patients had their treatment started > or = 7 days. The median 'discovery to treatment' window was 1 day (range, 0 to 24 days). Of the factors studied, longevity of symptoms, absence of fever or night sweats and having sought traditional medicine were associated with delay in treatment commencement. The urgency and importance of anti-TB treatment should be emphasized especially to patients who are inclined towards treatment with traditional medicine.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Malaysia
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Malasia