Attention!!! Is 2 weeks cough symptoms is enough or still 3 weeks cough symptoms can assess tuberculosis

  • Authors

    • sumeet david christian medical college ludhiana punjab india 141008
    • Navjot Singh
    • Aroma Oberoi
    • Ashish Chawla
    2013-12-18
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijbas.v3i1.1260

  • Abstract

    A prospective cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital and Civil Hospital, Ludhiana. Patients between the age group 18-70 years were included in the study. 790 patients were taken for the study. Numbers of males were 65.4% and females 34.6%. In the study, it was found that in patients with 2 weeks cough duration, sputum AFB was positive at 2 weeks as well as 3 weeks. But in those patients who were negative at 2 weeks duration, when they were re-examined at 3rd week, the positivity of sputum AFB had increased which was statistically significant. So sputum analysis at 3 weeks is better than 2 weeks for tuberculosis evaluation, although evaluation of sputum should be done early at 2 weeks, cough duration for early diagnosis and treatment initiation.

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    david, sumeet, Singh, N., Oberoi, A., & Chawla, A. (2013). Attention!!! Is 2 weeks cough symptoms is enough or still 3 weeks cough symptoms can assess tuberculosis. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(1), 11-14. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijbas.v3i1.1260

    Received date: 2013-08-24

    Accepted date: 2013-09-10

    Published date: 2013-12-18