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Prevalence of Multi-Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – A High Tuberculosis Endemic Area of Pakistan Cover

Prevalence of Multi-Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – A High Tuberculosis Endemic Area of Pakistan

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|Apr 2020

Figures & Tables

Correlation of the MDR-TB prevalence with patient’s age, gender, and previous treatment history_

CharacterTotal DSTDiagnosed with DR-TB p-value
Gender
Male116761 (5.2%)χ (1) = 1, p = 0.26
Female80036 (4.5%)
Age group
01–141865 (2.6%)χ (5.8) = 6, p = 0.445
15–2433320 (6%)
25–3437218 (4.8%)
35–4427911 (4%)
45–5425810 (3.8%)
55–6429419 (6.4%)
65–10024514 (5.7%)
Treatment history
NT* 150849 (3.2%)χ (16) = 2, p-value = 0.001
PT ** 46148 (10.4%)
Disease type
Pulmonary177194 (5.3%)χ (5.3) = 1, p-value = 0.009
Extra Pulmonary1963 (1.5%)

Association of TB with gender, different age groups and treatment history, p-value of < 0_05 shows a statistical significance_

CharacterTB SuspectsPositive cases p-value
Gender
Male3189947 (29%)χ (3) = 68.2, p = 0.005
Female25701022 (39%)
Age group
01–1443796 (22%)
15–241137396 (34%)
25–341180473 (40%)
35–44827298 (26%)
45–54732227 (31%)
55–64819282 (34.4%)
65–100627197 (31.4%)
Treatment history
Previously Treated1024461 (45%)χ (3) = 68, p-value = 0.05
Never Treated39221508 (38%)
Disease type
Pulmonary52901864 (35%)χ (3) = 68, p-value < 0.05
Extra Pulmonary469105 (22%)
Sample type
Ascetic Fluid9110 (11%)χ (36) = 259.6, p-value ≤ 0.05
BAL* 17245 (26%)
Bone202 (10%)
CSF ** 442 (5%)
Gastric Lavage685 (7%)
Lymph Node103 (30%)
Pericardial fluid263 (12%)
Pleural Fluid17226 (15%)
Pus549 (17%)
Sputum50331858 (37%)
Synovial Fluid30 (0%)
Tissue205 (25%)
Urine461 (2%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-005 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 133 - 137
Submitted on: Oct 24, 2019
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2020
Published on: Apr 6, 2020
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 SAJID ALI, MUHAMMAD TAHIR KHAN, ANWAR SHEED KHAN, NOOR MOHAMMAD, MUHAMMAD MUMTAZ KHAN, SAJJAD AHMAD, SADIQ NOOR, ABDUL JABBAR, CANTILLON DAIRE, FARIHA HASSAN, published by Polish Society of Microbiologists
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