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

NCT06141148 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2023-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

sputum analysis

sputum analysis to diagnose tuberculosis

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

lymph node biobsy

to diagnose tuberculous lymphadenitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sohag University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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Diseases

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