Mycobacterial Diseases
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Lubna Osman

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• Research Article
  Disseminated Tuberculosis among Adult Patients Admitted to Hamad General Hospital, Qatar: A Five Year Hospital Based Study
  Author(s): Fahmi Yousef Khan, Khalid Dosa, Amr Fuad, Walid Ibrahim, Ahmed Alaini, Lubna Osman, Mohamed Albadri and Mohamed Abdel Daem Yassin Fahmi Yousef Khan, Khalid Dosa, Amr Fuad, Walid Ibrahim, Ahmed Alaini, Lubna Osman, Mohamed Albadri and Mohamed Abdel Daem Yassin
  
  Objectives: To describe the demographic, clinical features, diagnostic and procedure results, organ involvement and outcomes in patients with disseminated tuberculosis (TB). Patients and methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Hamad general hospital in Qatar. It involved all patients 15 years of age or older who were admitted to Hamad general hospital with disseminated TB from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2010. Results: We enrolled 100 patients. There were 74 (74%) males and the mean age (±SD) of patients was 31.3±12.2. The most common presenting symptom was fever (95%). Fifteen (15%) patients had other underlying medical conditions; the most common being diabetes mellitus 7 (7%), while two patients had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1068.1000212

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