Management and outcome of TB suspects admitted to the medical wards of a central hospital in Malawi
JH Friend, S Mason, AD Harries… - Tropical …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
JH Friend, S Mason, AD Harries, FM Salaniponi, F Neuhann
Tropical doctor, 2005•journals.sagepub.comIn a study conducted in the medical wards of Lilongwe Central Hospital, Malawi, 84 (18%) of
470 medical admissions were TB suspects. Of these, 21 (25%) had the diagnosis confirmed;
the median length of time between admission and starting anti-TB treatment was 10 days. Of
the remaining TB suspects, 24 (29%) had another diagnosis made, principally pneumonia,
and 39 (46%) had no diagnosis made, with half of these patients dying under investigation
in hospital. Improved and more rapid ways of managing TB suspects need to be found.
470 medical admissions were TB suspects. Of these, 21 (25%) had the diagnosis confirmed;
the median length of time between admission and starting anti-TB treatment was 10 days. Of
the remaining TB suspects, 24 (29%) had another diagnosis made, principally pneumonia,
and 39 (46%) had no diagnosis made, with half of these patients dying under investigation
in hospital. Improved and more rapid ways of managing TB suspects need to be found.
In a study conducted in the medical wards of Lilongwe Central Hospital, Malawi, 84 (18%) of 470 medical admissions were TB suspects. Of these, 21 (25%) had the diagnosis confirmed; the median length of time between admission and starting anti-TB treatment was 10 days. Of the remaining TB suspects, 24 (29%) had another diagnosis made, principally pneumonia, and 39 (46%) had no diagnosis made, with half of these patients dying under investigation in hospital. Improved and more rapid ways of managing TB suspects need to be found.
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