A prospective study on the clinical profile, risk factors, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis at a tertiary care hospital in Nagapattinam, India

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Observational study documents risk factors and treatment efficacy in 250 TB patients, highlighting diagnosis challenges.

Pulmonary TB was the predominant diagnosis, constituting 83.6% of confirmed cases, as observed in the study.
The most frequently identified risk factors included smoking, HIV infection, and diabetes, influencing TB outcomes significantly.
Data were obtained from a prospective observational study conducted at a tertiary care hospital over six months.
Strengthening early diagnosis and treatment adherence is crucial to meet India's TB elimination goal by 2025.

Kumar et al. (2025) studied this question.

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