1. Clinical profiles and related factors in tuberculosis patients with positive sputum smear mycobacterium tuberculosis tests
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Shiqing Yu, Yan Gao, Junzhu Lu, Guojin Zhang, Xinyue Chen, Rongping Zhang, Weifang Kong, and Lan Shang
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Gene xpert ,Sputum smear positive ,Pulmonary tuberculosis ,Infectivity ,China ,Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract The aim of this study was to explore the related factors linked to the development and infectivity of tuberculosis. This was achieved by comparing the clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who tested positive in smear Mycobacterium tuberculosis tests with this who tested negative in smear mycobacterium tests but positive in sputum Gene Xpert tests. We gathered clinical data of 1612 recently hospitalized patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis who tested positive either in sputum Gene-Xpert test or sputum smear Mycobacterium tuberculosis tests. The data was collected from January 1, 2018 to August 5, 2023, at Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital. We conducted separately analyzes and comparisons of the clinical characteristics between the two groups of patients, aiming to discussed the related factors influencing the development and infectivity of tuberculosis. In comparison to the GeneXpert positive group, the sputum smear positive group exhibited a higher proportion of elderly patients (aged 75–89) and individuals classified as underweight (BMI
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- 2024
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