Association of Underlying Comorbidities and Sites of tuberculosis: an analysis using surveillance data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly heterogeneous disease that can affect any organ. Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) is more difficult to diagnose due to various clinical presentations. Depending on the characteristics of the patient, the involved site of TB may vary. However, data on clinical characteristics of EPTB are inconsistent and insufficient. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of patients with pulmonary TB (PTB) and EPTB and describe characteristic differences for each involved site.

Methods

We systemically collected data of TB patients included in the national surveillance system in South Korea from July 2018 to June 2019 and compared the characteristics of patients with EPTB with that of PTB.

Results

A total of 7674 patients with a mean age of 6

SUBMITTER: Jeong YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature