Abstract:
Objective: To determine the frequency of the recurrence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in previously successfully treated patients. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi. The study duration was from 01-January-2019 to 01August-2020. During the study period, a total of ten thousands nine hundred ninety-seven (10997) patients presented in the pulmonology clinic of hospital were included. These patients were re-treatment TB patients and presented with the first-time diagnosis of TB. The frequency of recurrence was the primary study end-point. Results: Out of 10997 patients, recurrence was diagnosed in 642 (5.83%) patients. Out of 642 recurrence cases, sputum spear (SS) positive TB was diagnosed in 533 (83.02%) cases and SS -Ve in 109 (16.98%) patients. Out of 642, there were 341 (53.1%) male and 301 (46.9%) were females. Majority of the patients were of age range 16 to 30 (49%) years, 93 (23%) in age range 31 to 45 years. Regarding recurrence timing, 372 (58%) patients presented within first year, 109 (17%) presented in 2 years, 52 (8%) presented within 3 years of primary treatment. Conclusion: Based on our study results, frequency of recurrence of pulmonary TB was 5.83%. The recurrence rate was high in younger population of age 15-45 years. Recurrence occurred in 58% patients within first year after primary successful treatment.
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125-128
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Journal: Annals of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Year: 2021