Prevalence of tuberculosis in patients with cirrhosis of liver in western India

被引：26

作者：

Baijal, R.

Praveenkumar, H. R.

Amarapurkar, D. N.

Nagaraj, K.

Jain, M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Jagjivanram Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

来源：

TROPICAL DOCTOR | 2010年 / 40卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1258/td.2010.090463

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Tuberculosis is a common disease in India. Its prevalence is higher in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis in patients with liver cirrhosis in Western India. The prevalence was fifteen times higher than in the general population. It was significantly higher in alcoholics. The response to treatment and outcome were found to be favourable.

引用

页码：163 / 164

页数：2

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