Management and outcome of TB suspects admitted to the medical wards of a central hospital in Malawi.
Jeremy H Friend;
Shirin Mason;
Anthony D Harries;
Felix M Salaniponi;
Florian Neuhann;
(2005)
Management and outcome of TB suspects admitted to the medical wards of a central hospital in Malawi.
Tropical doctor, 35 (2).
pp. 93-95.
ISSN 0049-4755
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054037165
In a study conducted in the medical wards of Lilongwe Central Hospital, Malawi, 84 (18%) of 470 medical admissions were TB suspects. Of these, 21 (25%) had the diagnosis confirmed; the median length of time between admission and starting anti-TB treatment was 10 days. Of the remaining TB suspects, 24 (29%) had another diagnosis made, principally pneumonia, and 39 (46%) had no diagnosis made, with half of these patients dying under investigation in hospital. Improved and more rapid ways of managing TB suspects need to be found.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Adult, Antitubercular Agents, Female, Hospitals, Public, Humans, Malawi, Male, Patient Admission, Radiography, Thoracic, Sputum, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Adult, Antitubercular Agents, therapeutic use, Female, Hospitals, Public, Humans, Malawi, Male, Patient Admission, statistics & numerical data, Radiography, Thoracic, Sputum, microbiology, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, diagnosis, drug therapy |
| ISI | 229888400012 |