Title: Comparative Study of Clinical‑Bacteriological‑Radiological Profile and Treatment Outcome of Smokers and Non Smokers Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Authors: Dr S. Jagadeesh, Dr V.N. Raju .MD, Dr Gayatri. MD, Dr B.Srinivas Reddy., Dr Preethi.MD
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i10.31
Abstract
Introduction
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to WHO global TB report 2018, there were an estimated 10.0 million new TB cases worldwide, of which children’s 1.0 million, males 5.8 million, females 3.2 million(1).. The proportion of people who died from the Tuberculosis was 23% in 2000, decreased to 16% in 2017.There is a 29% fall in the absolute number of TB deaths in HIV-negative people from1.8 million to 1.3 million from 2000 to 2017, and by 5% since 2015. Since 2000 there is a 44% fall in TB deaths among HIV-positive people, from 534 000 to 300 000 from 2000 to 2017 respectively and by 20% since 2015(1).
India, with a population of 1.26 billion, has the highest number of both smokers and TB patients. The convergence of these two important health hazards is likely severely affecting India’s TB control programs. Hence, this study was done to determine the prevalence of smoking in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients and the impact of smoking on disease outcomes in a tertiary care hospital
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