Comparison of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Nepal- a hospital-based retrospective study

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Authors

Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy · Manipal Teaching Hospital

Kishore V Panduru · Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Sharat Chandra Verma · Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Hari Shanker Joshi · Manipal Teaching Hospital

Michael Bates · University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

Results suggest that younger age and female gender may be independent risk factors for EPTB in a high-burden country like Nepal. TB control programmes may target young and female populations for EPTB case-finding. Further studies are necessary in other high-burden countries to confirm our findings.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 8-8

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-8

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