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Clinical Presentation, and Treatment Outcomes in Tuberculous Patients in Sohag Governorate

Recruiting
Conditions
Tuberculosis
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: sputum analysis
Diagnostic Test: lymph node biobsy
Registration Number
NCT06141148
Lead Sponsor
Sohag University
Brief Summary

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that commonly affects the lung and is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The bacterium mostly affects people with impaired immunity TB becomes the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality among infectious diseases, following the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the commonest risk factor for developing a life-threatening tuberculosis disease, on the other hand, HIV related immunodeficiency is worsened by TB infection.TB is among the top 10 causes of death worldwide. In2019, among 8.8 million adults who developed TB disease, 36% were women .TB has become the fifth leading cause of death among women.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • age above 18ys.
  • confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Exclusion Criteria
  • childern.
  • not confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
group A,sputum analysisgroup A ( Pulmonary Tuberculosis).
group Blymph node biobsygroup B ( Extra pulmnary Tuberculosis).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
percent of cured tuberculous patients1 year

to detect percent of cured patients

percent of treatment failure1 year

to detect percent of treatment failure in tuberculous patients

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sohag university Hospital

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Sohag, Egypt

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