Prevalence of tuberculosis in patients with cirrhosis of liver in western India.
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.
Baijal
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Department of Gastroenterology, Jagjivanram Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Praveenkumar
H R
HR
Amarapurkar
D N
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Nagaraj
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Jain
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D000995:Antitubercular Agents