Hadel Kareem. AL-Rubaiawi
Department of chemistry and biochemistry, Collage of medicine/Al-Nahrain University, IraqPublications
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Research Article
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients
Author(s): Hadel Kareem. AL-Rubaiawi*, Raid J. Mohamed and Sajid H. Alhelfy
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death from infectious diseases globally, spreading through air and aerosols. This study aimed to determine the frequency and epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pulmonary TB in hospitalized patients in Zanjan, Iran, from 2013 to 2022. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed records of pulmonary TB patients hospitalized between 2013 and 2022 at a tertiary hospital in Zanjan, Iran. Data on patient history, symptoms, laboratory tests, and imaging were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS 24.0, with p<0.05 being considered statistically significant. Results: Among 143 patients, 51.7% were female. Common symptoms included cough (88.8%), dyspnea (86.7%), and sputum production (76.9%). Other symptoms were weakness, anorexia, hemoptysis, weight loss, night sweats, epigastric pain, orthopnea, wheezing, and lymphadenopat.. Read More»
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Ahmed Hussien Alshewered
University of Basrah College of Medicine, Iraq
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Sudhakar Tummala
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh
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Alphonse Laya
Supervisor of Biochemistry Lab and PhD. students of Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemis
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Fava Maria Giovanna
- Manuprasad Avaronnan
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