Journal of Epidemiology
Online ISSN : 1349-9092
Print ISSN : 0917-5040
ISSN-L : 0917-5040
Clinical Characteristics Differentiating Bacteriologically Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients from Negative Ones in Mongolia
Makoto ToyotaNobufumi YasudaShigeki KodaHiroshi OharaShagdarssurengiin EnkhbatG Tsogt
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1998 Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 90-93

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The objective of this study is to clarify clinical characteristics which differentiate bacteriologically positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients from negative ones in Mongolia. The subjects include 338 patients aged 16 years and older who had undergone bacteriological examinations. Of them, 107 patients (31.7%) were confirmed bacteriologically. The proportion of bacteriological positive results increased significantly among patients who had cavities in the roentgenographic examination, cough at diagnosis and the family history of tuberculosis. Addressing these clinical characteristics will contribute to raising not only the sensitivity of the sputum examination, but also the specificity of the roentgenographic examination in the diagnostic process of tuberculosis. J Epidemiol, 1998; 8 : 90-93.

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