ΤΗΕ SPUTUM CULTURES FOR MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS. STUDY OF 364 ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS CASES
Abstract
364 adult patients of both sexes who were diagnosed with active pulmonary Tuberculosis during the years 1987-1992 were studied regarding the results of their sputum cultures. The results were analyzed in accordance to the place of the initial treatment: Hospital versus Home. The percentages of positive cultures were 34,3% for men and 30,7% for women. Up to 15% of the specimen were disregarded as invalid. The percentages in sputum positivity between inpatients and outpatients were similar. The 77% of the patients were initial treated in the Hospitals.References
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