Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis in Children Put Under Directly Observed Therapy Short Course in a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Retrospective Cross Sectional Study
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Tuberculosis in childhood is a marker for transmission of disease in the community. Data regarding the treatment outcome of childhood tuberculosis is limited. We retrospectively analyzed the disease course and treatment outcome of patients registered under RNTCP in a tertiary care hospital. Children under the age of 15 years registered for treatment were included in the study. Besides analyzing the demographic data, clinical profile, categorization of patients in to new cases and previously treated cases, and treatment outcome were determined. Of the 121 cases, 51 were extra pulmonary, 32 were smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis while 15 were smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis. Childhood TB accounts for 12.06% of the total TB cases. Median age was 13 years. 87 (88.76%) completed treatment, 4 (4.08%) defaulted, 3 died while 2 did not turn up for treatment after diagnosis of tuberculosis in them. As the nature of childhood tuberculosis is paucibacillary, diagnosis is challenging especially with high proportion of extrapulmonary cases.
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Dr Aaliya Wani
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