The Burden of Bacteriologically Negative TB Diagnosis: A Four-Year Review of Tuberculosis Cases at a Tertiary Facility.
Jane S Afriyie-MensahRobert AryeeFrancisca ZigahErnest Amaning-KwartengMarie Nancy SéraphinPublished in: Tuberculosis research and treatment (2023)
The proportion of clinically diagnosed TB was high among the patients seen at the chest clinic. Mortality was high among the patients with HIV/TB coinfection as well as in patients with empirical TB diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- hiv aids
- chronic kidney disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- risk factors
- hepatitis c virus
- emergency department
- hiv testing
- cardiovascular disease
- men who have sex with men
- coronary artery disease