[Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: 458 cases clinical analysis].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the reason of delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.


METHODS
The clinical data of 458 patients pulmonary tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment between January 1999 and December 2003 in our hospital were retrospectively analysed.


CONCLUSIONS
The reasons for delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis are as follows: A careless attitude towards health condition by patients themselves; neglected bacteriological evidence or ignorance of tuberculosis by physicians.
Dong
Qiu-lan
QL
Tuberculosis Hospital of Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519000, China. dongqiulan@163.net
Li
Yan-ming
YM
Wu
Dong-ling
DL
Guo
Hong-ge
HG
Wei
Chang-chun
CC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*