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The Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Patients with Tuberculosis at a Private University Hospital in Korea  

Jung, Young Ju (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Park, I-Nae (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Hong, Sang Bum (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Oh, Yeon-Mok (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Lim, Chae-Man (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Lee, Sang Do (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Koh, Younsuck (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Woo Sung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Dong Soon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Kim, Won Dong (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Shim, Tae Sun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.60, no.2, 2006 , pp. 194-204 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : Even though tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public concern in Korea, there is little data on the management of TB patients and its outcomes in the private sector. This study evaluated the status of TB treatment in the private sector. Methods : Sixteen-hundred-sixty-six TB patients who were notified in a private university hospital from 2001 to 2002 were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into pulmonary ($TB_P$), extrapulmonary ($TB_E$), and combined ($TB_{P+E}$) groups, and were also divided into initial and retreatment groups. The clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods, treatment regimens, and outcomes were analyzed and compared. Results : The mean age of the 1,666 patients was 48.9 years and the male-to-female ratio was 1.3:1. The number of patients in the initial and retreatment groups of $TB_P$, and those of ($TB_E+TB_{P+E}$) were 809, 276, 480, 101, respectively. A bacteriological study was performed in 92.0% of cases, and a positive culture was confirmed in 58.1% and 31.7% of patients with TBP and ($TB_E+TB_{P+E}$), respectively (p<0.05). The AFB smear was positive in 45.4 % of the $TB_P$ patients. PCR was carried out in 60.4% of the ($TB_E+TB_{P+E}$) group. The MDR was detected in 14.0% of isolates. Overall, the treatment completion, default, and death rates were 70.2%, 13.5% and 1.9%, respectively. Conclusion : Even though the management of TB patients in a private hospital was satisfactory in terms of the national guidelines, the high default rate was is still a problem. Efforts to decrease the default rate either independently or in cooperation with the public sector will be needed.
Keywords
Tuberculosis; Private Sector; Korea; Diagnosis; Treatment; Treatment outcome;
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