Analysis of epidemiological characteristics of extrapulmonary tuberculosis from South-Central China
Yanyan Yu,
Yu Xiang,
Haican Liu
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and drug resistance (DR) characteristics of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in South-Central China.MethodsEPTB inpatients who were culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were retrospectively included in a study at a provincial TB hospital in Hunan, a province in South-Central China, from January 2013 to December 2021. Demographic, clinical, and drug susceptibility data were retrieved from TB treatment records. Descriptive statistical met… Show more
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